In re the Claim of Patricio

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 7, 2015, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he lost his employment due to misconduct.

Claimant was terminated from his employment as a security agent after failing to timely report for work on January 15, 2015. Accepting claimant’s explanation that his car broke down en route to work and that his phone was not functioning, the Department of Labor found him eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. The employer contested the determination and, at…