Ratkovich v. Review Board of the Indiana Department of Employment & Training Services

I dissent because the Ind.Code defines just cause for discharge as "any breach of duty in connection with work which is reasonably owed an employer by an employee." 1C. 22-4-15-1(d)(8). The majority recognizes that the employer has the burden of establishing a prima facie case showing just cause, after which it is incumbent on the employee to produce evidence which rebuts the employer's case. Here, the employer met its burden-it showed that Ratkovich walked off the job without permission (and that it was not the first time she had walked out without permission. R. 24). The second grounds for…