Still v. Commissioner of the Department of Employment & Training

The plaintiff, Annie K. Still, was employed as a senior nurse’s aide at a nursing home. On January 12, 1993, she was discharged by her employer for swearing at a patient, in violation of the employer’s patient care policies and rules for employee conduct. Still filed a claim for unemployment benefits with the Department of Employment and Training (department), and a department claims service representative determined that she was disqualified from receiving such benefits. She requested a hearing before a department review examiner, who concluded that Still had knowingly violated a reasonable…