Weeden v. Mississippi Department of Employment Security

BARNES, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Karl Weeden was discharged from his employment with Tunica County, Mississippi, on July 21, 2008. Weeden sought unemployment benefits, which were denied by a claims examiner due to Weeden’s misconduct during his employment. Wee-den appealed, and an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) affirmed the decision of the claims examiner. Weeden then filed an appeal to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) Board of Review, which dismissed the appeal as untimely. Aggrieved, Weeden appeals to this Court, arguing that he committed no misconduct during his…