Appeal of Beebe Rubber Co.

This is an appeal pursuant to RSA 282-A:67,1 (Supp. 1983) taken by Beebe Rubber Company (the company) from an adverse decision by the Appellate Division of the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security, which reversed an earlier decision of an appeal tribunal. The tribunal had denied unemployment benefits to the claimant, Charles E. Smith, on the ground that the company had discharged him for “misconduct connected with his work.” RSA 282-A:32, 1(b) (Supp. 1983). The appellate division reversed, holding that the claimant’s actions did not amount to misconduct under the statute. Because…