In re the Claim of Ducat

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 27, 1995, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged for excessive tardiness from his position as a rehabilitative specialist, and the Board disqualified him from receiving unemployment insurance benefits upon the basis that he was terminated for misconduct. Claimant asserts that his lateness did not constitute misconduct because it was attributable to the fact that he had to bring his…