Reed v. Minnesota Department of Transportation, Golden Valley, District 5

OPINION

HAROLD W. SCHULTZ, Acting Judge.

A Commissioner’s representative from the Minnesota Department of Jobs and Training determined that respondent employee, who had engaged in off-duty harassment of other employees, was not guilty of misconduct for unemployment compensation purposes. Concluding that respondent’s actions constituted misconduct as a matter of law, we reverse.

FACTS

Respondent Michael Reed was employed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (“DOT”) as a highway technician until July 20, 1987, when he was discharged for failing to obey an order to discontinue his off-duty…