In re the Claim of Blaine

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June .18, 1996, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant’s employment as a salesperson at an electronics store was terminated after it was discovered that he had repeatedly violated the employer’s policy requiring employees to obtain a manager’s approval before purchasing merchandise for their own use. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that claimant’s infractions rose to the level of…