Assume that the following employees lose their jobs for the stated reasons. Should they be eligible to receive unemployment compensation? Explain the reasons for your answers.
a. Maggie dislikes her boss and says she will no longer do any work he assigns. She is fired.
b. A fellow employee offers Philip some marijuana. Philip is caught smoking it in the men’s room and is fired.
c. Sybil stays home from work several times to care for her sick children. Her boss fires her, saying he needs someone who is dependable that he can count on.
d. When business declines, the company closes the plant where Alonzo works. The company offers him a job at its other plant, which is one and a half hours away by car. Alonzo turns down the new job because he does not want to drive that far to and from work each day.
