In re the Claim of Nyack

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 17, 2001, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was employed as a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service until her discharge for repeated lateness, which persisted despite numerous written warnings that continued tardiness could result in her termination. Chronic lateness, following adequate warnings, may disqualify a claimant from receiving benefits (see Matter of Chapman [Commissioner…