Yellow Front Stores, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

STERNBERG, Judge.

Stephanie Tompkins, the claimant, applied for unemployment compensation benefits following her discharge by Yellow Front Stores, Inc., the employer. The deputy awarded her full benefits under § 8-73-108(4), C.R.S. (1984 Cum.Supp.). At the hearing before the referee, neither the claimant nor a representative appeared and the employer’s only witness was the claimant’s supervisor.

The employer offered uncontroverted evidence that claimant was discharged because of her admitted use of drugs in violation of company rules, but the referee found that claimant was discharged because…