In re the Claim of Mesagna

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 9, 2007, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, a superintendent at an apartment complex, was discharged in February 2007 after he was arrested in connection with an incident wherein he threatened a tenant with a baseball bat. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ultimately ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he had lost his employment as a…