Legal Opinion
Siler v. Kansas Employment Security Board of Review
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided October 17, 2003No. 89,348PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Greene, J.:
James Siler appeals an order of the district court affirming the decision of the Employment Security Board of Review (Board), which had denied him unemployment compensation benefits due to a finding that a profusion of profanity toward his supervisor had violated a duty or obligation reasonably owed his employer. We treat the issue as one of first impression in Kansas and affirm.
Factual Overview
Siler worked as a lead man in the weld shop at Deffenbaugh Industries since 1993. Deffenbaugh had a written policy in the employee handbook which stated that an employee could be disciplined…
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