Deena Brell v. Deniece Thomas, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

03/13/2025 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE October 22, 2024 Session DEENA BRELL V. DENIECE THOMAS, COMMISSIONER OF THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Rutherford County No. 19CV-1038 Bonita Jo Atwood, Judge No. M2024-00300-COA-R3-CV This is an appeal of a denial of unemployment benefits. The issue presented is whether, under Tennessee’s unemployment statutes, an employee who gives her employer notice of her resignation as of a certain date and is terminated by the employer prior to the effective resignation…