Parker v. Ramada Inn

Conley Byrd, Justice.

Appellant Theodore Parker, following his discharge as cook for the Ramada Inn, North Little Rock, applied for unemployment compensation benefits. He candidly admits that he was employed as a cook by the Ramada Inn for the 2:00 p.m. to the 10:30 p.m. shift and that after working seven consecutive days he overslept on the 8th day until 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. He did not contact his employer until the next day when he reported for work at which time he learned that the employer had employed another cook and that the employer considered him discharged. The Employment Security…