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Law Offices of Carson J. Tucker Successfully Overturns Tax Assessment on Appeal

on July 25, 2019May 12, 2020 By Carson J Tucker, JD MSEL

18-003916 Final Opinion and Judgment

Employee’s Violation of Company Policy Regarding Computer Use to Access Flight Information for Airline Passenger Not “Disqualifying Willful / Wanton Misconduct” Sufficient to Deny Unemployment Benefits

on July 23, 2014May 12, 2020 By Carson J Tucker, JD MSEL

In a published opinion issued on July 15, 2014, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that a security guard's access of a computer to provide an airline passenger information about a flight's departure did not meet the legal standard for "misconduct" sufficient to deny unemployment benefits after termination from employment. The employee was a privately [...]