Unemployment Benefits - Judicial Review
Jan 01, 2014OUTCOME: Client received unemployment benefits
Successfully litigated judicial review of denial of unemployment benefits. Employee was terminated after receiving deferred adjudication for a criminal offense. Employer's policy prohibited employmen ... t of persons with convictions. TWC denied unemployment benefits, finding that client's deferred adjudication violated "no conviction" policy. On appeal to County Court, judge overturned the denial and awarded client benefits.
