Guyton v. Division of Employment Security

KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judge.

This is an unemployment benefits case. The issue is whether the claimant showed good cause for failing to appear at the initial appeal of the denial of her claim. We hold that she did not show good cause. Accordingly, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural Background

Appellant Viery Guyton filed a claim for unemployment benefits.1 A deputy from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ Division of Employment Security (“Division”) determined that Guyton was fired for misconduct connected with work, and the deputy therefore determined that Guyton was not entitled to…