In re the Claim of Mills

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed December 24, 2002, 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 as a truck driver after it was discovered that, despite being advised that such conduct was not acceptable, he routinely took extended breaks. Inasmuch as “[r]efusal to obey an employer’s reasonable rules and continued lateness after sufficient warnings can constitute misconduct barring receipt of unemployment…