Legal Opinion
Tapper v. Employment Security Department
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 16, 1993No. 59802-9PublishedCited by 366 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
Under the Employment Security Act (Act), a worker who is discharged due to "misconduct connected with his or her work" is disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation benefits. Former RCW 50.20.060(1). In this case, the Employment Security Department (Department) determined that Karen Tapper, a claimant for unemployment compensation, had been discharged for misconduct and therefore denied benefits. The Superior Court for Stevens County affirmed the denial of benefits, but Division Three of the Court of Appeals reversed, holding that there had. been no misconduct. The Department…
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