In re the Claim of Amarante

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 21, 2007, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Substantial evidence supports the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board’s decision ruling that claimant, a senior technician, was discharged from his employment due to disqualifying misconduct—specifically, being disruptive and insubordinate in the workplace. Claimant’s supervisor testified that he assigned claimant a particular task with a deadline and received…