Utah Court of Appeals: Despite Being Fired for Distributing Pornography, Employee Should Still Be Paid Disability Benefits

In Stampin’ Up, Inc. v. Labor Commission, the Utah Court of Appeals affirmed the Labor Commission’s finding that an employee was entitled to temporary disability benefits after he was fired for distributing pornographic images to other employees.  Reasoning that, because there was no evidence that the employee had not intended his acts to get him fired, the Utah Court of Appeals said that such acts did not disqualify him from receiving benefits under the plain language of the statute.