In re the Claim of Campanella

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 15, 1991, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct and charged him with a recoverable overpayment of benefits.

Upon notifying his supervisor that he was afraid of heights, claimant was ordered to report to the employer’s doctor for an examination before he could continue his training as a firefighter. Claimant not only failed to comply with this request, but he failed to report to work at all. Although claimant…