Somont Oil Co. v. King

¶1 Appellant Somont Oil Company, Inc. (“Somont”) appeals the Ninth Judicial District Court’s decision affirming the Board of Labor Appeals’ (“BOLA” or “the Board”) award of unemployment benefits to Doreen L. Kang. The only issue on appeal is whether the Board correctly concluded that Somont failed to show misconduct, as defined in Admin. R. Mont. 24.11.460 and 24.11.461. We affirm.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶2 Somont operates an oil and natural gas production office near Shelby, Montana. On July 28, 2008, the company hired King as an office manager. In the summer of 2009, Somont sought…