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STEPHENS v. EMPLOYMENT SEC. DEPT. OF STATE

No. 30864-9-II.

98 P.3d 1284 (2004)

Kenneth E. STEPHENS, Jr., Appellant, v. EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

October 19, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deanna Jill Hawkins, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Sharon Sullivan Eckholm, Washington Attorney General/Lic. & Emp., Olympia, WA, for Respondent.

ARMSTRONG, P.J.

Kenneth Stephens appeals from a decision affirming the denial of unemployment benefits based on disqualifying misconduct. He claims that the statute excluding alcoholism as a defense to an employer's misconduct justification violates the equal protection clause. He also claims that substantial evidence does not support the decision. We affirm.

FACTS

Stephens began working for the Boeing Company on January 16, 1989. He took two leaves...

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