Fulgham v. Director, Employment Security Department

John F. Stroud, Jr., Judge.

Appellant, Vickey Fulghum, applied for unemployment compensation benefits after she was discharged by her employer, Regal Ware, Inc., for being involved in a fight with another employee. The Arkansas Employment Security Division determined that appellant was not entitled to benefits under Ark. Code Ann. § 11-10-514 (Supp. 1995) because she was fired for misconduct connected with the work on account of willful violation of the rules of her employer. She appealed that determination to the Arkansas Appeal Tribunal, which reversed the Division’s finding and awarded…