Court: Worker's Expression of Desire to Hurt Colleague Not 'Misconduct'

Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a worker who was fired for expressing a desire to injure a co-worker for causing her on-the-job injuries was not terminated for "misconduct" and therefore did not lose her entitlement to post-termination benefits for her injuries. Case: Fairbanks Mazda v. Minor, No. 1D15-1600, 05/25/2016, published. Facts: Connie Minor twice suffered injuries at work in 2013 when she was struck by a door opened by a co-worker. Minor complained to her employer about these incidents, saying she believed the co-worker had intentionally tried to hu...