Leslin v. County of Hennepin

SCOTT, Justice.

Two cases have been consolidated for disposition on this appeal. In each case, the Commissioner of the Department of Economic Security denied the employee unemployment compensation benefits on the ground that he was discharged for misconduct due to a chemical dependency problem and had not made reasonable efforts to retain his employment. We affirm both cases.

Both employees had chemical dependency problems which adversely affected their job performances. Their employers made considerable efforts to work with them on treatment and counseling, but both employees were eventually…