In re the Claim of Johnson

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 26, 1996, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was terminated from her employment as a secretary at a residential drug treatment center for violating the employer’s policy which prohibits sexual fraternization with residents of the facility. Despite being aware of this policy, claimant admits that she and a resident of the facility engaged in a…