In re the Claim of Horsford

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 7, 2008, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked as a caterer in a delicatessen for approximately eight months. She was discharged by her employer after allegedly directing profanity at him in the presence of other employees. Although her application for unemployment insurance benefits was initially denied, an Administrative Law Judge credited claimant’s testimony over that of her employer and…