In re the Claim of Tobin

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 22, 2004, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, a store manager, was absent from work on October 7, 2003 due to illness. Nevertheless, claimant’s time card was punched that day indicating that she arrived at work at 9:10 a.m.. According to the employer, claimant initially denied any wrongdoing when questioned about the discrepancy, but ultimately admitted that she requested that her coworker punch…