State Department of Industrial Relations v. Campbell

I must respectfully dissent because I disagree with the main opinion’s interpretation of § 25-4-78(2)a.l.(i) and (ii), Ala. Code 1975. As I interpret the statute, § 25 — 4—78(2)a.l. (i) provides that an individual is qualified to receive unemployment-compensation benefits if his or her employer had an established leave-of-absence policy covering sickness or disability and the individual complied with the employer’s established leave-of-absence policy as soon as it was reasonably practicable so to do.

In this case, the trial court received disputed ore tenus evidence regarding McKibbon’s…