In re the Claim of Fishman

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 30, 1999, which 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 shipping clerk for violating the employer’s policy prohibiting workers from being under the influence of alcohol or possessing alcoholic beverages “on company time”, whether on or off the employer’s premises. Claimant admitted drinking beer during his half-hour lunch break in the workplace basement and then…