EVAC Ambulance v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

UPCHURCH, Chief Judge.

The employer, EVAC Ambulance, appeals from a judgment awarding unemployment compensation to a former employee, a paramedic. The question presented was whether it was error to award unemployment compensation to the paramedic who, following his conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol, became disqualified under the terms of his employment.

Under the terms of employment EVAC required all personnel to have a good driving record. Each EVAC ambulance is staffed by a paramedic and a driver. It was company policy that both the paramedic and the driver must be able to…