Steele v. Carter

This is an unemployment compensation case.

After denial of her claim for benefits by the Appeals Referee and the Board of Appeals, claimant appealed to the Jefferson County Circuit Court pursuant to § 25-4-95, Code of Alabama 1975. After a de novo hearing, the circuit court denied benefits and the claimant appealed to this court. We affirm.

The claimant was discharged from her employment as a nursing assistant, pursuant to § 25-4-78 (3)(b), for sleeping on the job after previous warnings. She was denied unemployment compensation benefits under that section.

The evidence at trial showed that…