Ross v. Arizona Department of Economic Security

OPINION

LANKFORD, Judge.

This is an appeal from an Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) decision denying a claim for unemployment benefits. The DES determined that because appellant was discharged for work-related misconduct, she was disqualified for benefits pursuant to A.R.S. § 23-775. This decision rested on findings that appellant knowingly falsified her time card and that this constituted work-related misconduct which reasonably tended to jeopardize the interests of appellant’s employer or subject it to a penalty.

The central issue presented on appeal is whether the agency’s…