In re the Claim of McAllister

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 25, 2002, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was employed as a principal accounting clerk by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. After his office was destroyed on September 11, 2001, claimant was notified that he would continue to receive his full salary. He was reassigned to a new work location and resumed active employment on October 2, 2001. Approximately one week thereafter,…