In re the Claim of Bilka

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 23, 1997, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling 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 medical office manager after she authorized one of the employer’s medical billers to accept payment from a patient in exchange for resolving an insurance reimbursement matter. The employer testified that claimant’s conduct was considered unethical and *881would…