In re the Claim of Giaffo

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 29, 1996, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant was employed as a correction officer at Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County when he was suspended for allowing an inmate to operate the lock boxes on some of the prisoners’ cells. Claimant was thereafter notified that he would be dismissed at the end of 14 days unless he initiated a grievance proceeding prior to that time. Claimant…