Matter of Smith (Commr. of Labor)

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed January 6, 2015, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemploy ment Insurance Appeal Board finding that claimant, a technical support representative, was discharged from his employment due to disqualifying misconduct. “It is well settled that failure to abide by a known policy of the employer can constitute disqualifying misconduct” (Matter of Wise [Commissioner of…