In re the Claim of Strauss

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 29, 1995, which ruled that claimant was entitled to receive unemployment insurance benefits.

Claimant worked for a not-for-profit organization as a bookkeeper. He was discharged from his position for failing to properly perform his duties. Although claimant was initially denied unemployment insurance benefits on the basis that he was terminated for misconduct, the initial determination was overruled by an Administrative Law Judge (hereinafter ALJ) who found him entitled to receive benefits. The ALJ’s decision was…