In re the Claim of De Souza

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Board, filed July 3, 2003, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant worked as an assembler for the employer for two years. After he became involved in a heated argument with a senior coworker, his supervisor sent them both home. Claimant reported to work the following Monday, but after speaking to the owner, he took his tools and left the job. He initially was denied unemployment insurance benefits on the basis that he…