In re the Claim of Dimassimo

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 29, 1995, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, an electronics technician, was terminated from his position after his supervisor found him sleeping at his work station. The Board denied his application for unemployment insurance benefits on the basis that he was terminated for misconduct. Claimant appeals from this decision arguing, inter alia, that his behavior did not amount to misconduct. Based…