In re the Claim of Ferrar

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed January 29, 2004, which, upon reconsidera*767tion, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked at a bank as a junior portfolio clerk until May 30, 2003. On that day, he left the bank to run errands for a two-hour period without apparent authorization. Upon his return, he was terminated for theft of time. Claimant’s application for unemployment insurance benefits was ultimately denied by the Unemployment Insurance…