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DERMOND v. EMPLOYMENT SECURITY

No. 39906-3-I.

947 P.2d 1271 (1997)

89 Wash.App. 128

Kathleen E. DERMOND, Appellant, v. EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF the STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Peick, Bellevue, for Appellant.

Sara J. MacDuff, Seattle, for Respondent.

ELLINGTON, Judge.

In recent decisions we have interpreted the legislative definition of "misconduct" for which a terminated employee will be denied unemployment benefits.1 This case involves yet another aspect of the definition. Disqualifying misconduct occurs "where the effect of the employee's act or failure to act is to harm the employer's business." RCW 50.04.293 (emphasis added). We hold that proof of tangible economic harm...

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