In re the Claim of Van Sluytman

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 2, 1995, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant and her employer were codefendants in a civil trial arising out of an accident wherein claimant struck a pedestrian while driving the employer’s car. In May 1993, at a time when claimant had been subpoenaed to testify at trial and jury selection had commenced, claimant nonetheless left on a vacation trip, failing to comply with her employer’s request…