Termination of Employment Due to Mental Illness

[摘要] misconductunemployment benefitspolice officerterminatedappealsFailure to Meet Professional Fitness Standards Due to Mental Illness Does Not Constitute Misconduct nor Preclude Unemployment BenefitsIn City of Grenada v. Miss. Dep’t of Emp’t Sec., 320 So. 3d 523 (Miss. 2021), the Supreme Court of Mississippi affirmed the Mississippi Department of Employment Security Board of Review’s determination that a police officer who was terminated because of mental illness did not engage in misconduct and was therefore entitled to unemployment benefits.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] misconduct;unemployment benefits;police officer;terminated;appeals