Stanrail Corp. v. Unemployment Insurance Review Board

OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge

Thomas Pierce’s employment was terminated by Stanrail Corporation and he thereafter applied for unemployment benefits. An intake examiner and later an administrative law judge (ALJ) determined that Pierce was terminated for just cause, and he was thereby denied unemployment benefits. Pierce appealed to the Unemployment Insurance Review Board (the Board), which reversed the ALJ and held that Pierce was not terminated for just cause, and he therefore was entitled to unemployment benefits. We address the following issue, which is dispositive of the appeal:

Did the Board…