In re the Claim of Ali

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 15, 2002, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was employed as the sole support staff for an attorney. Part of claimant’s duties included preparing checks to be signed by the employer. Less than a month after starting her job, claimant was discharged after she twice signed the employer’s name to payroll checks. Although claimant maintained that she was authorized to sign the employer’s name on the…