In re the Claim of Rios

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 27, 1998, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board that claimant was discharged from her employment as an assistant manager in a department store due to disqualifying misconduct. The record establishes that claimant believed that a ring she recently purchased from the employer’s store was becoming discolored. Without consulting…