Legal Opinion
Tameka Gladney v. Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided September 9, 2014No. 2013-CC-00689-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) denied Tameka Gladney unemployment benefits after it determined she voluntarily quit her job without good cause. The circuit court affirmed. We find substantial evidence shows Gladney did not voluntarily quit, but was part of a reduction in force (RIF). Thus, we reverse and render the decision of the circuit court and MDES, and we reinstate Gladney’s unemployment benefits.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2. Gladney was employed as a full-time teacher’s assistant with the Aberdeen School District. In May 2012,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sprouse v. MISSISSIPPI EMP. SEC. COM'NMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
- Huckabee v. MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT SEC. COM'NMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Jackson County Board of Supervisors v. Mississippi Employment Security CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
- Brown v. MISS. DEPT. OF EMP. SEC.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2010
- Gilbreath v. MISSISSIPPI EMPLOY. SEC. COM'NCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2005
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Charlotte Dailey v. Mississippi Department of Employment SecurityCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018