Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. v. Director of Arkansas Employment Security Department

Andree Layton Roaf, JuBell from

Appellant Southwestern Bell Telephone appeals from the November 8, 2004 Board of Review’s decision granting unemployment benefits under Ark. Code Ann. § 11-10-513(c) (Supp. 2003) to appellee Stephen Barkley, who voluntarily participated in a work-force reduction process. On appeal, Southwestern Bell argues that the Board’s decision that Barkley left his employment after it “asked for volunteers” for a permanent work force reduction is not supported by substantial evidence and that it amounts to an erroneous construction of Ark. Code Ann. § 11-10-513(c). We…