In re the Claim of Shelton

Appeals from two decisions of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 26, 1991, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decisions ruling that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct and that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because he was not totally unemployed.

Upon his late arrival to work on April 27, 1990, claimant, who had a history of attendance problems, asked his supervisor if he could leave work an hour early. Claimant not only admitted…