Quik 'N Tasty Foods, Inc. v. Division of Employment Security
Missouri Court of Appeals
17 S.W.3d 620 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000)
Relevant factsFree
After her supervisor denied Wendy Foley's requested day off and suggested she consider resigning rather than risk a termination on her record, without ever affirmatively stating she would be fired, Foley resigned; the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission found her resignation reasonable and in good faith and awarded unemployment benefits, reversing an appeals referee's contrary finding.
IssueFree
Whether, under Missouri employment law, an employee who resigns voluntarily is eligible for unemployment benefits if the employee lacks good cause attributable to the work or the employer.