Lemasters v. Gatson

FRED L. FOX, II, Judge:1

In this case we consider whether the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia, was correct in affirming prior administrative decisions denying unemployment compensation benefits to the petitioner, El-mira G. LeMasters. Secondarily, consideration is also given herein as to whether the petitioner’s employer, the West Virginia Society for the Blind and Severely Disabled (Society) is legally exempt from the Unemployment Compensation Act, W.Va.Code § 21A-1-1, et seq. (1994 Cum.Supp.).

By their very nature, the prior proceedings in this case do not lend themselves to…