Mississippi Employment Security Commission v. Wesley

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Mississippi Employment Security Commission, now known as the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES), appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Newton County reversing the decision of the Board of Review of the MDES, which denied unemployment benefits to Sandra Wesley. The MDES contends that the circuit court erred by finding that Wesley’s employer, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (Employer), failed to prove by substantial evidence that Wesley committed disqualifying misconduct, pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section…