288.046. General assembly's intent to abrogate certain case law--determining misconduct, evidence of impairment. - Missouri Statutes

General assembly's intent to abrogate certain case law--determiningmisconduct, evidence of impairment.

288.046. 1. In applying provisions of this chapter, it is the intent ofthe general assembly to reject and abrogate previous case law interpretationsof "misconduct connected with work" requiring a finding of evidence ofimpairment of work performance, including but not limited to, the holdingscontained in Baldor Electric Company v. Raylene Reasoner and Missouri Divisionof Employment Security, 66 S.W.3d 130 (Mo.App.E.D. 2001).

2. In determining whether misconduct connected with work has occurred,neither the state, any agency of the state, nor any court of the state ofMissouri shall require a finding of evidence of impairment of workperformance.

(L. 2006 H.B. 1456)

Effective 10-01-06