In re the Claim of Becotte

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 27, 2006, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked as a service writer for a motorcycle repair shop for nearly 21h years. After the employer discovered that claimant had been changing the initials of his coworkers on computerized work orders for the purpose of obtaining the commissions, his employment was terminated. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that claimant was disqualified…