ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico woman has been ordered to pay back more than $11,000 in unemployment benefits.
The state supreme court last month ruled that Nancy Garduno is responsible for paying back the money she received after her former employer successfully appealed her benefits.
Garduno was fired from Albertsons in February 2010 for giving other employees deep discounts. The state Department of Workforce Solutions originally determined she was eligible for $402 in weekly benefits, which are available to employees who lost their job through no fault of their own.
Albertsons appealed the award and won in March but Garduno wasn't notified until August. She appealed the ruling, saying she wasn't notified in a timely manner.