Samsonite Corp. v. Industrial Commission

SMITH, Judge.

Petitioner, Samsonite Corporation, seeks review of an order of the Industrial Commission awarding full unemployment compensation benefits to Carlo Lombardi. We affirm.

Lombardi, an employee at Samsonite Corporation, was discovered during his work shift lying down on a bench some twenty minutes before his scheduled break. After an investigation of the incident, Samsonite discharged Lombardi for sleeping on the job. Subsequently, acting on his claim for unemployment benefits, a referee found that Lombardi had been discharged for sleeping on the jc^ and disqualified him from benefits…