In re the Claim of Houston

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 19, 2008, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she lost her employment due to misconduct.

Claimant worked as a deli clerk at a grocery store. While she was on duty, her supervisor noticed that claimant was reading a magazine even though the deli area was dirty and needed to be cleaned. When he directed her to do so, she refused. During this exchange, claimant repeatedly called the supervisor an idiot. Her employment was terminated as a result. The…