Department of Economic & Employment Development v. Taylor

HOLLANDER, Judge.

In this case, we must decide whether the doctrine of “constructive voluntary quit” constitutes a ground for disqualification from unemployment benefits. We conclude that it does not apply as a bar to recovery of unemployment compensation.

Maria M. Taylor, appellee, applied for unemployment benefits after she was terminated from her employment with the County Commissioners of Frederick County, Maryland (“the County”). The County discharged Taylor because her Frederick County driving permit, which she needed in order to perform her job, was revoked after Taylor was convicted for…