Lee v. Employment Security Department

OPINION

This is an appeal from an order of the district court upholding a determination by the Employment Security Department that appellant, Edward Lee, had been terminated for misconduct and was thus ineligible for unemployment benefits. NRS 612.385.1

*724Appellant, a truck driver, was employed by respondent Howlett Olson Egg Company (“the Company”). In the course of his work, Lee drove an average of 10,000 miles per month. During the two years he was employed with the Company, while driving Company trucks, Lee was cited on five occasions for speeding. During the same period, he was also involved…