In re the Claim of Douglas

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed December 8, 1997, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged from his employment as a stock clerk on the night crew at a grocery store after an investigation revealed that claimant would either extend the permitted time of his breaks without authorization or fail to punch in or out for them altogether. The record discloses that the employer had recently instructed its employees about the…