{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"valhalla-restaurants-llc-d/b/a-mcdonalds-employer","displayName":"VALHALLA RESTAURANTS, LLC d/b/a MCDONALD'S, Employer-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38584:2025-01-31","opinionId":"00475bbd-03de-5dc3-8e67-b9e499605f40","slug":"valhalla-restaurants-llc-dba-mcdonalds-employer-appellant-v-kiara-page-cl-d38584","caseName":"VALHALLA RESTAURANTS, LLC d/b/a MCDONALD'S, Employer-Appellant\nvs.\nKIARA PAGE, Claimant-Respondent and DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38584","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2025-01-31","year":2025,"display_summary":"Valhalla Restaurants, LLC d/b/a McDonald's appealed a decision by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, which affirmed an award of unemployment benefits to former employee Kiara Page. The Commission found Page was not disqualified for misconduct, specifically rejecting claims of insubordination and an inappropriate relationship. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the Commission erred by failing to consider uncontroverted evidence of Page's chronic tardiness and absenteeism, which constituted misconduct under state law.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","administrative-law","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=217194","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/valhalla-restaurants-llc-dba-mcdonalds-employer-appellant-v-kiara-page-cl-d38584","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: employer","text: employment","text: employee"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"appellant"}]}