Potris v. Commissioner of Department of Employment & Training

Ann Marie Arbour Potris’s employment with Texas Instruments, Inc. (Texas Instruments), was terminated when she failed to report to her new job assignment. Potris subsequently filed a claim for unemployment benefits with the Department of Employment and Training (department). Following an initial determination of ineligibility, she requested and was granted a hearing. A hearing officer with the department concluded that Potris was not entitled to collect unemployment benefits because she was discharged pursuant to G. L. c. 151 A, § 25(e)(2), for “a knowing violation of a *736reasonable and…