In re the Claim of Newkirk

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 31, 2003, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked as a word processor for the New York City Transit Authority. She was paid on an hourly basis and was required to keep a record of the hours she worked. Her employment was terminated after it was discovered that she had falsified her time records. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board disqualified her from receiving unemployment insurance…