O'Connor v. Bonzai Express of St. Louis

MARY K. HOFF, Judge.

Bonzai Express of St. Louis, Inc. d/b/a Crazy Bowls and Wraps (CBW) appeals from the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (Commission) in favor of John P. O’Connor (O’Connor). We reverse and remand.

O’Connor was employed by CBW as an hourly manager in one if its restaurants. On February 21, 2002, O’Connor failed to report to work. O’Connor subsequently filed for unemployment benefits and a deputy for the Missouri Division of Employment Security (MDES) determined that O’Connor was disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits because he left work at…