In re the Claim of Javier

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 12, 2006, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged from her employment as a home health care worker after she tested positive for the use of cocaine following a drug test as part of her annual physical required by the employer. Claimant was initially disqualified by the Department of Labor from receiving unemployment insurance benefits as a result of being terminated for misconduct.…