In re the Claim of Nicolas

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 6, 1997, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, a home attendant, was arguing with an elderly client when a neighbor who heard the commotion knocked on the door. After claimant opened the door, she and the neighbor engaged in a physical altercation wherein claimant shoved the neighbor into the client, causing them both to fall. Claimant was…