Martinez v. Director, Department of Workforce Services

|T Ana Martinez appeals the Arkansas Board of Review’s (the Board) decision.to deny her unemployment benefits. The issue is whether Martinez was discharged from Yours Truly Consignment Shoppe (Yours Truly) for misconduct. We hold that Martinez did not engage in misconduct when she posted a Facebook status arguably critical of her employer; therefore, we reverse the Board’s decision and remand for an award of benefits.

Ana Martinez worked at Yours Truly from July 2012 until 27 March 2015, when she was fired. The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (the Department) | ¡^determined that…