In re the Claim of Hopton

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 23, 2014, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, a correction officer, was charged with violating the employer’s rules by having an improper personal relationship with an inmate and by giving false statements to investigators regarding that relationship. Following a disciplinary hearing held in accordance with Civil Service Law § 75, an Administrative Law Judge rejected the jurisdictional arguments…