Legal Opinion
MESC v. Powell
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 2001No. 2000-CC-00613-SCTPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
787 So.2d 1277 (2001)
MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION
v.
Kim POWELL.
No. 2000-CC-00613-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
June 21, 2001.
Albert B. White, Madison, Attorney for Appellant.
Kim Powell, Appellee, pro se.
Before PITTMAN, C.J., MILLS and COBB, JJ.
COBB, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. Kim Powell (Powell) filed for unemployment benefits but her claim was disqualified by the Mississippi Employment Security Commission (MESC) claims examiner who concluded that Powell violated the absenteeism policy of her employer, Tyson Foods (Tyson). Powell appealed the decision, and a hearing was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dethlefs v. Beau Maison Development Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. MaplesMississippi Supreme Court · 1981
- Piggly Wiggly v. MISS. EMPLOYMENT SEC. COM'NMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Wilkerson v. MISS. EMPLOYMENT SEC. COM'NMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
- Halbert v. City of ColumbusMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by7 opinions
- White v. UsryCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001
- Cummings v. MISS. DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT SEC.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
- Keyes v. Mississippi Department of Employment SecurityCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
- Broady v. MS. STATE BD. OF ARCHITECTURECourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2006
- Maxine Smith v. Mississippi Department of Employment SecurityCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
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