LeBarron v. Department of Employment & Training

Defendant Burt Equipment Company (employer) appeals the decision of the Employment Security Board (Board) awarding claimant unemployment compensation benefits. We affirm.

Claimant worked for employer as a welder. He was terminated from his job after a supervisor observed claimant and a co-worker engaged in horseplay near the co-worker’s welding bench. Claimant and the co-worker were interviewed by several supervisors following the incident and then suspended. Claimant was later terminated. He applied for unemployment compensation benefits, claiming he was terminated because of his activities…