Gottus v. Job Service North Dakota

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Wanda Gottus appealed from a district court judgment affirming the decision of Job Service North Dakota denying her unemployment benefits and concluding she was discharged for actions constituting misconduct. We hold Job Service’s decision that Gottus was discharged from her job for misconduct is supported by a preponderance of the evidence, and we affirm.

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[¶ 2] In January 2008, Gottus began working as a cashier for Service Oil Inc. d/b/a Stamart. In addition to acting as a cashier, Gottus’s job duties included attending to the store’s shelves, light cleaning, and other…