In re the Claim of Boone

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 14, 1998, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged from his employment after failing to timely contact the employer regarding his absences from work due to his arrest on Sunday, October 19,1997. Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board that claimant was disqualified from receiving benefits. Claimant was aware of the employer’s attendance rule…