In re the Claim of Bolasny

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 8, 2002, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was employed as a supervisor in the accounts payable department of a brokerage firm. She became the subject of an investigation after two of her subordinates accused her of sexual harassment. Claimant was informed of the investigation by the employer’s outside legal counsel and was instructed not to discuss the accusations with either of her accusers.…