Olsgard v. Industrial Commission

In this unemployment compensation case, the Industrial Commission affirmed a decision of the referee which imposed a 26-week disqualification from unemployment compensation upon the appellant, Owen M. Olsgard, pursuant to 1965 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 82-4-8(6)(b)(xvi). The statutory subsection in issue limits the receipt of unemployment benefits by a claimant when termination of employment results from: “[r]udeness, insolence, or offensive behavior of the worker not reasonably to be countenanced by a customer, supervisor, or fellow worker.” We affirm.

Olsgard was hired as a machinist on an…