In re the Claim of Zizzo

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 20, 1989, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, a sales manager for a retail clothing chain, was discharged for mishandling the contents of a wallet lost by a customer of the store. Soon after the wallet was found, several attempts at contacting the customer were made. When no one claimed the wallet, claimant spent part of the money on a management meeting for store personnel. Although the…