In re the Claim of Knibbs

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 21, 1997, which ruled that claimant was entitled to receive unemployment insurance benefits.

The issue in this case is whether substantial evidence supports the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board’s decision that claimant was not disqualified from receiving benefits for misconduct. Although the employer maintained that claimant was discharged primarily for failing to follow office procedures regarding the receipt and tracking of a package and failing to notify appropriate personnel in the office that a package was…