SCOTLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS v. Locklear

STEELMAN, Judge.

The superior court correctly concluded that the Commission erred in applying N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 96-14(2) and (2a) rather than § 96-14(2b) to Locklear’s claim for unemployment benefits. The Commission did not make sufficient findings of fact for this Court to engage in effective appellate review of the issues presented under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 96-14(2b), and this matter is remanded for further findings of fact.

I. Procedural and Factual Background

The record in this matter reveals the following: The Scotland County Schools (employer) hired Donna Locklear (claimant) as a lat*195eral-ent…