In re the Claim of Oberferst

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 22, 2004, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was employed as a student assistance counselor for the Onondaga County Department of Mental Health (hereinafter the employer), which contracted with a local school district to have claimant provide services. The district provided claimant with a memorandum outlining the work requirements and expectations which obligated claimant, among other…