In re the Claim of Aguasvivas

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 4, 2011, as amended by a decision filed December 6, 2011, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, who was employed as a meat clerk for a wholesale retail store, was terminated from his employment when he, after receiving warnings, nonetheless failed to follow his employer’s specific instruction that he not wear earrings while working in the meat department. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board…