Gunter v. Magic Valley Regional Medical Center

Summary

The Idaho Supreme Court affirmed the Industrial Commission’s denial of unemployment compensation benefits to Carol L. Gunter after her discharge from Magic Valley Regional Medical Center. The court held that substantial and competent evidence supported the Commission’s findings that Gunter’s failure to report for a scheduled shift and failure to respond appropriately while on-call constituted employment-related misconduct. The court declined to award attorney fees because Gunter did not pursue the appeal unreasonably.

Holdings

1. The Commission's determination that Gunter's failure to report for the July 24 shift constituted employment-related misconduct was supported by substantial and competent evidence.
2. The Commission's determination that Gunter committed employment-related misconduct by failing to respond appropriately to MVRMC's attempts to contact her while on-call was supported by substantial and competent evidence.
3. MVRMC was not awarded attorney fees because Gunter did not pursue her appeal unreasonably.

Questions Presented

1. Whether substantial and competent evidence supported the Industrial Commission's determination that Gunter's failure to report for her scheduled July 24 shift constituted employment-related misconduct.
2. Whether substantial and competent evidence supported the Commission's determination that Gunter's failure to respond to MVRMC while on-call on July 29 constituted employment-related misconduct.
3. Whether MVRMC was entitled to attorney fees under Idaho Code section 12-117.

Disposition

affirmed