Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — D2 52293-4-II Published Opinion.pdf

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approved for a volume discount, selling the remaining items at the discounted rate even though

the order total no longer met the $2,500 threshold. Mackey denied applying any other discounts

beyond her authorization. She also denied using a computer while another associate was logged

on or mishandling cash. Weaver referred the matter to human resources for review.

Mackey’s Termination

Home Depot terminated Mackey’s employment on October 9 for violation of its “Acting

with Integrity and Honesty/Conflict of Interest policy.” CP at 87. The disciplinary notice,

prepared by Tilton, cited “Selling, buying or distributing merchandise or services at other than

the authorized prices.” CP at 87. The notice stated that, although Mackey had not stated how

many of her quotes were affected, she admitted to giving double discounts, giving volume bid

discounts to non-qualifying customers and non-qualifying orders, and giving multiple customers

discounts well above her $50 threshold. The notice further stated that Mackey had given an

estimated total of over $17,000 in unauthorized discounts without manager approval.

After her termination, Mackey wrote a statement in response to the disciplinary notice in

which she disputed that she had admitted to the accusations against her. Mackey stated that the

majority of the orders she submitted to the volume bid desk were not ultimately sold to

customers. Mackey disputed that she had ever deliberately inflated a quote in order to qualify

for a volume discount. She stated that sometimes she would separate products onto separate

orders, but she disputed that this separation meant that the total order did not meet the discount

threshold.