Unemployment Insurance Commission v. Dye

HOWARD, Judge.

The appellee, Garry Dye, was denied unemployment benefits by the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission on the ground that he was terminated for misconduct. The Kenton Circuit Court set aside that ruling and ordered the Commission to award benefits to the appellant.

Dye had worked for six years for Wads-worth Electric as a die setter. Dye was also an official in the union which represented the workers at the factory. On July 16, 1985, Dye approached the assistant factory manager, Tony Roberto, to discuss a problem between another employee and a person in management.

Roberto…