In re the Claim of Gordon

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 4, 2006, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Amid accusations of harassment and theft, claimant, an assistant in a podiatrist’s office, was fired by his employer. He subsequently applied for unemployment insurance benefits, but was initially ruled to be ineligible due to his termination for misconduct. Upon claimant’s request, hearings were conducted before an Administrative Law Judge (hereinafter ALJ)…