Allen v. Director, Department of Workforce Services

BRANDON J. HARRISON, Judge.

I. Introduction

11 Christopher W. Allen appeals the Arkansas Board of Review’s denial of unemployment benefits. Allen applied for unemployment benefits to the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, and the Department denied his claim. Allen appealed the denial to the Arkansas Appeal Tribunal, and a Tribunal hearing officer held a telephone hearing in December 2012. The Tribunal denied Allen benefits pursuant to Ark.Code Ann. § 11 — 10—513(a)(1) (Repl.2012) after finding that he quit work due to the “travel-ling distance” between his home in Cabot, Arkansas and…