In re Claim of O'Brien

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 4, 1989, 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.

The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board reopened claimant’s case pursuant to the consent judgment of Municipal Labor Comm. v Sitkin (Unempl Ins Rep [CCH] 21,712 [79 Civ 5899]), which concerns compliance with certain procedural safeguards. In so doing, the Board also apparently considered the merits of…