Crystal Finnie v. Lee County Board of Supervisors

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A female corrections officer in a juvenile-detention facility in Lee County was fired for refusing to wear the proper uniform. After- she filed for unemployment benefits, the Mississippi Department of. Employment Security (MDES) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found in her favor and awarded her benefits, and the MDES Board of Review affirmed. But the Lee County Circuit Court reversed the Board of Review on appeal. Because, we find that Finnie did not commit misconduct as our law defines it, we reverse the circuit court’s judgment and reinstate the Board of…