In re the Claim of Lester

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 12, 2010, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked as a dental assistant for more than a year and a half. The employer had a policy of requiring employees to call in if they were going to be absent. Claimant had a history of tardiness and unexcused absences from work for which she had previously received warnings. She was hospitalized on April 12, 2009. She called to advise the employer of…