In re the Claim of Soto

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed December 30, 1997, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged from his employment as a security guard for failure to remain at his post until the end of his shift. Although claimant took his lunch period during the last part of his shift, the employer required that he remain on the premises in uniform until the completion of his shift in case of an emergency. Despite prior warnings…