In re the Claim of Caldwell

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 18, 2002, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged from her employment by the United States Postal Service after she punched a coworker with her fist. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board found that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits on the ground that she had lost her employment due to misconduct. It is well settled that perpetrating a physical…