In re the Claim of Guarino

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 4, 1997, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was employed as a cafeteria manager. When her supervisor denied her request to miss a day of work in order to attend a parade in honor of the New York Yankees baseball team, claimant nonetheless took the day off. Claimant was fired as a result and she was subsequently found to be disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits…