In re the Claim of Oku

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 1, 2002, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant, a security guard, was to be reassigned after the client requested that he be removed. Claimant was given a counseling memorandum regarding allegations that he was sleeping on the job. Although he was told to wait to speak to the scheduling manager for a new assignment, claimant left after a period of time and did not return. Significantly, claimant…