In re the Claim of Miles

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 25, 2007, which, among other things, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked as a higher education assistant for a college in New York City. On November 2, 2006, she was reassigned from the affirmative action office to the student enrollment services counseling center. The new position entailed duties similar to claimant’s former position with the same salary, hours and payroll title. Claimant,…