In re the Claim of Flaherty

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 15, 1996, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Before being hired as a member of a mobile crew that cleaned floors, claimant was given a copy of the employer’s drug testing policy and acknowledged that he had thoroughly read it. When the employer subsequently suspected drug use among the crew members, it requested that the entire crew, including claimant, submit to a drug test. Claimant refused and was…