Nelson v. Department of Employment Security

Eleanor Nelson was a cashier for Cowles Publishing Company. On June 26,1979, Nelson notified her supervisor at Cowles she recently had been arrested for shoplifting. Subsequently, she pleaded guilty to the charge. She received a $50 fine, a 10-day suspended jail sentence, and a 3-month deferred sentence. After advising her supervisor of the disposition of her shoplifting case, Nelson was discharged. There was nothing during her appearance in court or at the time of her arrest which served to identify her employer. The shoplifting incident occurred off her employer's premises after working…