Opinion ID: 2675940
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Preventable Employee Misconduct

Text: Finally, Eller-ITO contends the ALJ erred in determining it had not met its burden of proving the affirmative defense of preventable employee misconduct. “This defense requires the employer to show that it: (1) created a work rule to prevent the violation at issue; (2) adequately communicated that rule to its employees; (3) took all reasonable steps to discover noncompliance; and 1 In Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 (11th Cir. 1981) (en banc), this Court adopted as binding precedent all decisions of the former Fifth Circuit handed down prior to close of business on September 30, 1981. 5 Case: 13-12006 Date Filed: 05/28/2014 Page: 6 of 6 (4) enforced the rule against employees when violations were discovered.” Id. Substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s finding that Eller-ITO could not prove this defense. See Fluor Daniel, 295 F.3d at 1236. Thus, we deny Eller-ITO’s petition for review. PETITION DENIED. 6