Akers v. Barnes-Jewish Hospital

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Presiding Judge.

The claimant, Deane Akers, appeals the Commission’s decision, which held that he was fired for “aggravated misconduct” connected with his work and therefore disqualified him from unemployment-compensation benefits. However, because his employer failed to prove that claimant’s drinking a glass of milk constituted theft or other “misconduct,” we reverse and remand.

In August 1996, the claimant began working as a security guard for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. In January 2004, he was fired and filed for unemployment-compensation benefits. Initially, a deputy for the…