In re the Claim of Maggs

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 14, 1997, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was employed by a manufacturer of food supplements for animals. The record indicates that the employer’s president asked claimant to refrain from fraternizing with a new co-worker who was suspected of possibly being a spy for the employer’s competitor. Thereafter, the president of the company approached claimant regarding his alleged…