In re the Claim of Barnes

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 19, 1991, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant’s employer utilized a progressive point system for the purpose of disciplining its employees. An employee who accumulated 10 points in a period of one year could be discharged. The nature of the conduct that had transpired would determine how many points or fractions of a point would be charged. On May 21, 1990, claimant was warned that her job was…