Lee v. South Carolina Employment Security Commission

Ness, Justice:

This appeal is to determine appellant Lee’s entitlement to employment compensation. The single commissioner, full commission, and circuit court agreed Lee was discharged for cause connected with his work pursuant to § 41-35-120(2), S. C. Code of Laws, (1976), and thus disqualified from receiving benefits. We affirm.

Appellant contends the commission and lower court erred in defining the term “misconduct.” Lee argues ■that “misconduct” mandates some wilful or deliberate act. We disagree with appellant.

Section 41-35-120(2) provides:

“Any insured worker shall be ineligible for…