State, Department of Industrial Relations v. NYCO, Inc. of Alabama

BRADLEY, Presiding Judge.

This appeal arises out of an employee’s disqualification from receiving unemployment compensation benefits.

The claimant, Preston Brady, was initially awarded compensation benefits by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. However, Mr. Brady’s former employer, NYCO, Inc. of Alabama, appealed this initial decision.

On appeal, the trial court determined that: (1) Mr. Brady was demoted from his position as a supervisor to that of a security guard; (2) Mr. Brady refused to accept the lower salaried position; (3) Mr. Brady voluntarily quit his employment without…