Franklin Collection Service, Inc. v. Mississippi Department of Employment Security

JAMES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Franklin Collection Service appeals an unemployment-compensation-benefits decision. . We find no error and affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Angelica Westbrook was employed for ten months as a collector with Franklin Collection Service. Brittany Thomas, a collection supervisor, testified’that West-brook was -fired after Westbrook told a debtor that a $15 processing fee was an interest charge' during a collection phone call. Since Franklin Collection did not assess or collect interest on debt payments, Westbrook’s statement was in violation of the Fair Debt…