In re the Claim of Coaxum

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 11, 2002, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged from her employment as a senior division telephone operator after she extended her vacation without authorization from the employer. The record establishes that claimant’s request for four weeks’ vacation was denied by three supervisors due to shortage of staff and budget constraints. Although the employer authorized claimant to take a…