Cynthia Menendez v. Division of Employment Security

ROBERT G. DOWD, JR., Judge

■ Cynthia Menendez (“Claimant”) appeals from the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (“the Commission”) denying her petition for unemployment benefits. Claimant argues the Commission erred in finding Claimant engaged in misconduct connected with her work because Claimant’s early removal of a patient’s sutures was an isolated act of negligence. We reverse.

Claimant was employed by Tesson Heights Orthopaedics and Arthroscopic Associates (“Employer”) as a medical assistant for ten years until she was discharged April 4, 2014. Claimant was terminated…