In re the Claim of Pasquarosa

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 25, 1998, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was employed as a computer input operator for a *904brokerage firm until she was terminated for engaging in insubordinate conduct. The record evidences that when claimant’s manager twice ordered her to hang up from an extended personal telephone conversation, she responded with sarcastic comments and ultimately slammed down the receiver. Claimant’s…