In re the Claim of Alexander

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 10, 1981, which affirmed determinations that claimant was eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. Claimant had been employed as a feeder in a food manufacturing plant. Following numerous instances of tardiness and absenteeism, he was discharged for reporting to work intoxicated and unable to perform his work on several occasions. Although the employer’s policy provided for discharge for reporting to work drunk, or being under the influence of alcohol while on the job, claimant’s application for unemployment…