Pullam v. Employment Department

In this unemployment compensation case, claimant seeks review of a final order of the Employment Appeals Board (EAB) denying her benefits on the ground that she was discharged for misconduct. She contends that EAB erred in finding that she had engaged in misconduct. We affirm.

We take the facts from EAB’s final order. Claimant was employed by the City of Winston as a court clerk. In August 2008, claimant and her husband began to operate an online travel business. She did not notify the city, nor did she ask for authorization to operate the side business, as required by city policy. She made…