In re the Claim of Fernandez

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 23, 1996, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged from his employment after leaving work early without permission. Claimant’s application for unemployment insurance benefits was denied upon the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board’s finding that claimant was terminated for misconduct.

Although claimant asserts that he was permitted to leave work to attend a doctor’s…