McNealey v. State Department of Industrial Relations

L. CHARLES WRIGHT, Retired Appellate Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of unemployment benefits.

Albert McNealey was employed by Strickland Paper Company. On June 15, 1993, he was informed that he was being transferred from the receiving department to the shipping department and that his shift would change from the 7:15 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. shift to the 12:00 noon until 8:30 p.m. shift. There was to be no change in pay.

McNealey told his supervisor that he could not change shifts because he had to pick up his child at 5:00 p.m. from day care. McNea-ley refused to work the new shift and…