Applewhite v. Alliance One International, Inc.

McGEE, Judge.

Tawanna R. Applewhite (Petitioner) was employed by Alliance One International, Inc. f/k/a Standard Commercial Tobacco Co., Inc. (Respondent-Employer) beginning on 22 August 2003. Petitioner last worked for Respondent-Employer as a general laborer on 21 September 2005, when Petitioner was discharged for having three attendance infractions within a twelve-month period.

Petitioner filed a claim for unemployment benefits with the Employment Security Commission (the Commission). The adjudicator determined that Petitioner had been discharged for misconduct and was therefore disqualified…