Ogletree Deakins: California Supreme Court Rules Single Act of Disobedience Does Not Disqualify Employee from Unemployment Benefits | Practical Law

Ogletree Deakins: California Supreme Court Rules Single Act of Disobedience Does Not Disqualify Employee from Unemployment Benefits | Practical Law

This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses the California Supreme Court's recent decision in Paratransit, Inc. v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (Medeiros), holding that refusal to sign a disciplinary notice is not misconduct within the meaning of Section 1256 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, which would disqualify him from receiving unemployment benefits. Rather it was a good faith error in judgment.

Ogletree Deakins: California Supreme Court Rules Single Act of Disobedience Does Not Disqualify Employee from Unemployment Benefits

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Published on 03 Jul 2014 • California, United States
This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses the California Supreme Court's recent decision in Paratransit, Inc. v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (Medeiros), holding that refusal to sign a disciplinary notice is not misconduct within the meaning of Section 1256 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, which would disqualify him from receiving unemployment benefits. Rather it was a good faith error in judgment.
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