Legal Opinion

Ballesteros v. Tyson Poultry, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided April 29, 2009No. CA 08-1390Published

1Opinion of the Court

KAREN R. BAKER, Judge.

| j Appellant Rafael Ballesteros challenges the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s denial of benefits for a disputed period of time based upon the Commission’s finding that appellant had falsified a prescription by altering the prescription refill number from a 0 to a 3, and that falsifying “work documents” is a legitimate company policy under which altering the prescription justified appellant’s termination by appellees Tyson Poultry, Inc. and Tynet Corporation (Tyson). Appellant argues that Tyson had no reasonable cause for termination in that appellant was fired for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dorris v. Townsends of Arkansas, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2005
  2. Sally v. Service MasterCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2009
  3. Roark v. Pocahontas Nursing & RehabilitationCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2006
  4. Love v. Director, Arkansas Employment Security DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2000

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