In re the Claim of Ghorab

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 16, 1993, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

On her application for Federal employment, claimant failed to disclose a prior felony conviction. Claimant subsequently resigned from her position when informed that she would otherwise be terminated. The Board found that the falsification of claimant’s employment application constituted misconduct and, consequently, ruled that claimant was disqualified from…