Michael B. Scott, Relator v. Jerry's Enterprises, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development,...

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Pharmacy technician Michael Scott's employer terminated his employment after investigating customer and coworker complaints that Scott was behaving rudely and aggressively. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development at first determined that Scott is eligible to receive unemployment benefits. After the employer appealed, an unemployment-law judge conducted a hearing after which the judge found credible the employer's allegation that it discharged Scott for engaging in rude and aggressive behavior, based in part on the judge's observation that Scott engaged in rude and aggressive behavior during the hearing. Because the unemployment-law judge had ample evidence on which to credit the employer's allegation that it discharged Scott for this behavior and the behavior constitutes employment misconduct, we affirm the determination that Scott is ineligible to receive unemployment benefits.