Slade v. Butler

Ellington, Chief Judge.

Satundra Slade was fired from her job as a bus driver for the Atlanta Public School System (“APS”). APS challenged Slade’s application for unemployment benefits, contending that she was fired for violating APS policies and was, therefore, disqualified from receiving benefits under OCGA § 34-8-194 (2) (A), and a claims examiner with the Georgia Department of Labor (“the Department”) agreed. Following a hearing, a Department hearing officer found that Slade was in violation of APS rules and affirmed the claims examiner’s denial of benefits. The Department’s Board of…