Moore v. Swisher Mower & MacHine Co., Inc.

RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Judge.

Kenneth Moore (Moore) appeals the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (Commission) that he was not entitled to unemployment compensation benefits because he left work voluntarily without good cause attributable to his employer. Mr. Moore was arrested and jailed on a charge of assault which later was dismissed. He was separated from employment with Swisher Mower & Machine Company, Inc. (Employer) when, dining his incarceration, he failed for three consecutive days to report his work absences as required by Employer’s absenteeism policy. Because…