P.M.T., Inc. v. Review Board of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

Employer P.M.T. appeals the Review Board of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development’s (“Review Board”) award of unemployment insurance benefits to employee L.A. P.M.T. argues that L.A.’s termination was for just cause because P.M.T.’s attendance policy is not unreasonable and L.A. knowingly violated the policy. We conclude that P.M.T.’s attendance policy was unreasonable because it neither provided exemptions for verified emergencies nor protected P.M.T. employees. We also conclude that L.A.’s absences were the result of circumstances beyond her…