In re the Claim of Diaz

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 19, 2009, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he lost his employment due to misconduct.

Claimant worked as a merchandise handler for the employer for approximately two years before his employment was terminated in September 2008 for an unauthorized leave of absence. Claimant thereafter applied for unemployment insurance benefits, and the Department of Labor issued an initial determination that, as relevant here, disqualified claimant from receiving benefits…