Department of Labor v. Baldwin County Hospital Authority

Ellington, Judge.

In January 1993, William Barry began employment as a “PRN,” an on-call, as-needed nurse, at Oconee Regional Hospital. Barry filed a claim for unemployment compensation benefits in July 1997 which was denied by the claim examiner. Barry appealed that decision, and a hearing was held in September 1997. The hearing officer reversed the claim examiner’s decision and awarded Barry benefits. The Board of Review, with one member dissenting, upheld that determination on appeal. In December 1997, the hospital appealed the board’s decision to superior court. The court reversed the…