In re the Claim of Joyner

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 25, 1995, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was employed as a theater staff supervisor by the Brooklyn Academy of Music from October 1987 to December 1994. One of her duties was overseeing the scheduling and assignment of ushers employed at various performances, including selecting the ushers to work at the concession stand for extra pay during intermissions. Claimant routinely accepted $2 per…