{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"oliver-lienhard","displayName":"Oliver Lienhard","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed110246:2022-12-27","opinionId":"dd895567-07b3-5e50-87a1-8680d0c9bcf4","slug":"oliver-lienhard-appellant-v-total-lock-security-inc-and-division-of-emplo-110246","caseName":"Oliver Lienhard, Appellant, vs. Total Lock & Security, Inc., and Division of Employment Security, Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED110246","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2022-12-27","year":2022,"display_summary":"Oliver Lienhard appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision, which denied his claim for unemployment benefits after his employer, Total Lock & Security, Inc., terminated him for alleged misconduct. The Commission had adopted a decision from an appeals referee who did not conduct the original hearing or hear live testimony. The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new hearing, holding that the Division of Employment Security failed to comply with state regulations requiring a stated reason for reassigning a hearing officer when the original officer cannot complete the appeal.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","appellate-procedure","employment-law"],"outcomeNorm":"transferred","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=191438","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/oliver-lienhard-appellant-v-total-lock-security-inc-and-division-of-emplo-110246","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: employment","text: employer"],"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"}]}