In re the Claim of Padilla

Weiss, J. Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 6, 1984, which ruled that claimant was entitled to receive benefits.

Claimant was employed as an executive housekeeper in the employer’s nursing home for approximately three years until May 20, 1983, when he was terminated for ostensibly submitting false bids for the purchase of certain industrial vacuum cleaners. The issue here is whether this incident constitutes misconduct. All parties agree that the employer required three competitive bids for any capital expenditure. Two purchase orders, dated…