Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. American Express Financial Corp.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 14, 2006No. A04-2308PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*288OPINION
MEYER, Justice.
Appellant Cassandra Jenkins seeks reversal of the court of appeals’ decision affirming her disqualification from the receipt of unemployment compensation on grounds of a discharge for misconduct. At issue is whether absenteeism due to incarceration is misconduct when the employer fails to verify employment for purposes of a work-release program. Under the unique facts of this case, we conclude that the employee’s absence from work was not misconduct, and we reverse the court of appeals.
Jenkins began working for respondent American Express Financial Corporation (employer)…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ress v. Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- Schmidgall v. FilmTec Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
- Markel v. City of Circle PinesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Smith v. American Indian Chemical Dependency Diversion ProjectCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
- Grushus v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
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