Whitmer v. Director, Department of Workforce Services

|,Appellant Tayia Whitmer appeals from the decision of the Arkansas Board of Review (Board) that affirmed and adopted the opinion of the Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal) denying her unemployment benefits on the basis that she was discharged from last work for misconduct connected with the work. We agree with her and reverse and remand.

Whitmer began her employment as an accounts-payable clerk for Systems Contracting on August 26, 2015. She was scheduled to work on November 10, 2016, but she did not report to work or notify her employer prior to the start of her shift because she had been arrested at…