In re the Claim of Yott

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 17, 2006, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked as a custody officer for a company that contracts with the Department of Homeland Security to handle federal inmates and immigration detainees. He was subject to random drug testing and was discharged from his position after the results of a test he took came back positive for marihuana. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that he…