Owens v. Ohio Bureau of Employment Services

Appellant, Adell Owens, appeals a decision of the court of common pleas affirming a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Review Commission. The commission had denied Owens’s claim for unemployment benefits, finding that he had been discharged for good cause due to his violation of his employer’s attendance policy.

In his sole assignment of error, Owens states that the trial court erred in affirming the commission’s decision. Under this assignment, he raises two arguments that relate to the fairness of the hearing before the commission. He contends that the commission’s refusal to grant a…