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KIRBY v. STATE DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT SEC.

No. 69807-9-I.

320 P.3d 123 (2014)

Jeff KIRBY, an individual, and Puget Sound Security Patrol, Inc., Appellant, v. STATE of Washington DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

March 10, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron vs Rocke , Rocke Law Group PLLC, Seattle, WA, Douglas James Davis , Attorney at Law, Wilsonville, OR, for Appellant.

Jeremy Macklin Gelms , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, Dorothy Thomas (Appearing Pro Se), Randle, WA, for Respondent.

PUBLISHED OPINION

GROSSE, J.

¶ 1 When the record supports a finding that an employee was fired for failing to follow the employer's directions but the employer fails to show that the directions were reasonable and that the failure to follow them was deliberate, willful, or purposeful, the employee's conduct does not rise to the level of misconduct disqualifying the employee from receiving unemployment benefits. Here, the commissioner found that the...

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