Schmidgall v. FilmTec Corp.

OPINION

RUSSELL A. ANDERSON, Justice.

Wanda J. Schmidgall was discharged from employment with FilmTec Corporation for violating FilmTec’s same-shift injury reporting policy. She was denied unemployment benefits by the Commissioner, Department of Economic Security, because she was discharged for employment misconduct. The court of appeals affirmed. Because we conclude under the facts of this case that Schmidgall’s conduct constituted employment misconduct, we affirm.

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FilmTec is a manufacturing company that produces a thin film composite membrane or “element” used in water purification systems.…