In re the Claim of Gallagher

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Ap - peal Board, filed July 28, 2003, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board finding that claimant lost her employment as a route salesperson for a specialty food distributor due to disqualifying misconduct. It is well settled that violating a known policy of the employer or acting in a manner that is contrary to the employer’s best interests can…