Tilley v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by

Judge PLANK.

Petitioner, Phillip C. Tilley (claimant), seeks review of a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Panel (Panel) which affirmed an order of a hearing officer disqualifying him from the receipt of unemployment compensation benefits. We affirm.

U.S. West Communications, Inc., (employer) discharged claimant as a result of a confrontation between the claimant and a security guard on employer’s premises. The hearing officer found that claimant had parked his car in a handicapped parking space, even though he was not handicapped. A security guard placed a note under the…