In re Abarca

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 8, 2007, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, a truck driver, worked for the employer for approximately five months, until September 2006 when he was fired for refusing to follow a directive from the employer. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board denied his ensuing application for unemployment insurance benefits on the basis that he had been discharged from his employment for misconduct.…