In re the Claim of Rodriguez

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 12, 1997, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was employed by an employment agency and assigned to a temporary clerical position with a bank. The bank informed the employer on December 19, 1996 that it would no longer need claimant’s services because of his excessive absences from work. Claimant did not contact the employer concerning his dismissal and applied for unemployment…