{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"courtney-j-whiteley","displayName":"Courtney J. Whiteley","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87241:undated","opinionId":"49cd0659-d285-57df-b2b6-83a537218ea0","slug":"courtney-j-whiteley-v-hale-robinson-robinson-llc-employer-and-division-of-d87241","caseName":"Courtney J. Whiteley\nvs.\nHale Robinson & Robinson LLC, Employer and Division of Employment Security","caseNumber":"WD87241","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Courtney J. Whiteley appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's denial of unemployment benefits, which found she was discharged for work-related misconduct. The Commission reversed the Appeals Tribunal's decision, concluding Whiteley's infrequent client communications constituted negligence manifesting culpability. The appellate court reversed the Commission's order, holding that the employer failed to prove the requisite culpability for misconduct under the statute, as Whiteley made efforts to improve, and poor performance alone does not disqualify an employee from benefits.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","administrative-law","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=217176","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/courtney-j-whiteley-v-hale-robinson-robinson-llc-employer-and-division-of-d87241","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: employer","text: employment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}