In re the Claim of Rush

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 13, 1996, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was employed as a mail handler by the US Postal Service until he was discharged for engaging in a fist fight with another employee. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving benefits. Substantial evidence supports this decision. Offensive behavior in the work place, including engaging in assaultive…