In re the Claim of Garcia

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 31, 1998, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling 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 phlebotomist after he failed to comply with the employer’s call-in procedures pertaining to absences due to illness, notwithstanding having received prior warnings and a suspension regarding similar conduct. Although claimant was aware of the employer’s…