Monday v. Employment Department

Claimant seeks review of a decision of the Employment Appeals Board (EAB) in which it concluded that she was not entitled to unemployment benefits because she had violated her “last chance agreement” with the Veteran’s Administration (employer), by failing to report to work on time on February 28,1995. Claimant argues that EAB erred in a number of respects in reaching that conclusion. We remand for reconsideration.

Claimant worked for employer from April 10, 1979, until April 12, 1995, as a dental assistant. In April 1994, employer tested claimant for alcohol, with her consent, after other…