In re the Claim of Smith

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 1, 2001, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he lost his employment due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged from his employment as a sales representative after violating the employer’s policy prohibiting employees from sending inappropriate communications by e-mail. Evidence presented at the administrative hearing disclosed that claimant sent the first questionable e-mail to his coemployees to notify them of a meeting. The title of the e-mail *804include…