Lindsey v. Qualex, Inc.

ARNOLD, Judge./

The question presented by this appeal is whether failure to maintain minimum point standards required by the employer’s no-fault attendance policy constitutes substantial fault on the employee’s part connected with her work not rising to the level of misconduct. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 96-14(2A) (1990). Claimant’s conduct does rise to the level of substantial fault. The superior court’s judgment upholding the decision of the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina to disqualify claimant from receiving unemployment benefits for a period of nine weeks, pursuant to G.S. §…