Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Department of Labor & Industry

Appellant Ashland Oil, Inc. (Ashland) appeals a decision from the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, awarding unemployment benefits to the respondent on the basis that the respondent’s actions did not constitute misconduct within the meaning of the law. We reverse.

Charles Hyatt was employed by Ashland as an assistant manager at its SuperAmerica store in Helena, Montana, from March 1, 1986 to February 12, 1987. One of Hyatt’s duties as assistant manager included the recording of non-sufficient fund checks (NSF) returned by banks. On two separate occasions in or around June of…