In re the Claim of Garnica

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 9, 1998, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged from her employment as a laundry attendant as a result of failing to notify the employer of a practical joke whereby sewing machine oil was placed in a coworker’s drinking cup. Although claimant did not personally place the hazardous substance in the co-worker’s cup, she nevertheless…