Wilson v. Matlack, Inc.

Harsha, Judge.

Matlack, Inc. fired the appellee, Thomas O. Wilson, after a random drug test detected marijuana in his system. The Ohio Bureau of Employment Services (“bureau”) denied unemployment benefits to the appellee, finding that Matlack discharged him for “just cause” in connection with his work. The Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas reversed the bureau’s determination on the basis that the appellee’s discharge did not comport with his union’s collective bargaining agreement with Matlack. The bureau raises a single assignment of error on this appeal:

“The lower court erred when it…