In re the Claim of Teeter

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 2, 1996, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was suspended for 13 weeks from his employment as a custodian following an arbitration hearing, at which it was determined that he had directed racial comments and threats toward a co-worker. Noting the binding effect of the arbitrator’s findings of fact, the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board denied claimant’s application for unemployment insurance…