In re the Claim of Maxwell

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 10, 2002, which ruled that claimant was eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits.

Claimant was employed as a bookkeeper from April 27, 1998 to August 6, 2001. Throughout calendar years 2000 and 2001, she was counseled about her poor attendance and advised that if she was not able to report to work, she must speak directly to her supervisor. The last such counseling occurred on July 10, 2001; she understood that further absenteeism would jeopardize her employment.

On Wednesday, August 1, 2001, claimant left…