Swain v. Director, Department of Workforce Services

John Mauzy Pittman, Chief Judge.

The Arkansas Board J of Review denied unemployment benefits to appellant on the ground that she failed to make a good-faith effort to prevent mistreatment from recurring and, therefore, did not leave her job for good cause connected with the work. On appeal, appellant argues that the Board erred in so concluding. We agree, and we reverse and remand.

A person is disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits if she left her last work voluntarily and without good cause connected with the work. Ark. Code Ann. § ll-10-513(a)(l) (Repl. 2002). Good cause is that…