In re the Claim of Williams

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 29, 1997, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was employed as a fire guard in a large building and his duties required him to stand at his post at all times in order to implement any necessary evacuation plans. After a client reported claimant for allegedly sitting on the job, claimant’s supervisor instructed claimant not to speak to the client concerning claimant’s denial of the accusation of…