In re the Claim of Norvell

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 8, 2003, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he lost his employment due to misconduct.

Claimant worked as an investment specialist for the employer, a discount brokerage company. In order to expedite processing of a new account, he signed a client’s name to an account application. This was in violation of the employer’s policy and he was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation of the matter. He resigned when it became evident that he would…