Brown v. Iowa Department of Job Service

OXBERGER, Chief Judge.

The appellant was denied unemployment benefits after both a job service officer and the district court concluded that his actions leading to dismissal from employment constituted misconduct. We find the decision is not supported by substantial evidence and reverse.

The appellant, Donald Brown, is a slightly mentally retarded individual who was employed from November 1977 to January 11, 1983, as a janitor at a Hy-Vee store. His duties involved mopping the store’s floor in the bakery and deli areas, sweeping and scrubbing the main floor, cleaning the breakroom and…