Claim for benefits of Howard v. Joplin Stone Co.

WILLIAM W. FRANCIS, JR., C.J./P.J.

This appeal arises out of a claim for unemployment benefits by claimant Paul Howard (“Claimant”), which was contested *263by his employer, Joplin Stone Company (“Joplin Stone”). After an initial determination that Claimant was not disqualified from receiving benefits for misconduct, Joplin Stone appealed the deputy’s determination utilizing the form from the Missouri Division of Employment Security (“Division”), supplemented by an appeal letter submitted by Michelle Brown (“Brown”), who was identified as the “Human Resource Manager” for Joplin Stone.

Subsequently,…