In re the Claim of Portis

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 27, 2012, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she lost her employment due to misconduct.

For approximately six years, claimant worked as a teleservice representative for the Social Security Administration. She was found to be in possession of a taser while at work that she discharged in the ladies’ bathroom. Following an investigation, claimant was eventually terminated from her position. She was initially found eligible to receive unemployment insurance…