In re the Claim of Watson

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 8, 2010, which ruled, among other things, that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked for the employer as a housekeeping aide for approximately three years when her employment was terminated after she left work prior to the completion of her shift and against an expressed directive from her supervisor not to do so. After claimant applied for unemployment insurance benefits, as relevant here, the Unemployment…