In re the Claim of Alegria

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 15, 2012, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked part time as a direct care counselor at an independent living group home for disabled adults. On July 25, 2011, claimant was working an overnight shift as a substitute counselor with another counselor. Her duties included that she stay awake for the entire shift, conduct bed checks on the residents every 15 minutes and perform certain household…