In re the Claim of Oakes

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 4, 2011, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, who was employed as a part-time technician at a car washing business, was discharged from his employment after it was discovered that he was attempting, through his girlfriend, to sell some complimentary car wash coupons he received from the employer. According to the record, employees such as claimant received a certain number of complimentary…