In re the Claim of Hardamon

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed January 13, 2004, which, inter alia, denied claimant’s application to reopen and reconsider a prior decision.

Claimant worked as a dietary aide for a skilled nursing facility. She was terminated on January 27, 2003 for falsifying a doctor’s note. Claimant was initially found eligible and received unemployment insurance benefits. Upon her employer’s objection, however, a hearing was held, which claimant did not attend. After concluding that claimant had lost her employment through misconduct, the Administrative Law Judge…