McEwen v. Everett

Tom Glaze, Judge.

Claimant was employed by Blevins Electric Company on February 16, 1981, and worked until June 3, 1981. On June 5, 1981, claimant quit her job, notifying her employer (the President of the Company) by phone that she was quitting because he had kissed and touched her without her permission. Claimant made the call from her lawyer’s office; the call was recorded without the employer’s knowledge.

Claimant filed for unemployment benefits on June 19, 1981. On July 6, 1981, the Agency awarded her benefits finding that she quit because of sexual harassment on the job, that she tried to…