Lovgren v. Job Service North Dakota

NEUMANN, Justice.

Job Service of North Dakota disqualified Brenda Lovgren from unemployment benefits because she was discharged for misconduct under NDCC § 52-06-02(2). Lovgren appeals from the district court judgment upholding Job Service. We affirm.

Lovgren was employed part-time as a telemarketer for Midwest Telemark International, Inc. [MTI]. Her job was to call potential customers, explain features of various products, and then attempt to make sales. She was also required to keep a tally sheet, recording the outcome of each call. MTI had a system whereby it could monitor telemarketers.…