Michael Jorenby v. South Dakota Department of Labor, Unemploymentinsurance Appeals, and Global Polymer Industries, Inc.

[¶ 1.] The circuit court affirmed the Department of Labor’s (Department) denial of unemployment benefits to Michael Jorenby. Jorenby appeals claiming he was not discharged for work-related misconduct and is therefore entitled to unemployment benefits. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] The facts in this case are undisputed. Jorenby was employed by Global Polymer Industries Incorporated (Employ er): Employer operates in a very narrow field of competition and its work processes are considered top-secret. Employer suspects that one of its few competitors was started by someone who gained information…