In re the Claim of Paley

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 18, 2000, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, a sales manager for a branch office of a wholesale travel agency, was discharged from her employment after violating the employer’s known rule regarding the processing of complimentary airline tickets. According to the employer, it was the company’s policy that any award letters entitling an employee to complimentary airline tickets, including those…