In re the Claim of Forde

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 21, 1997, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged from his employment as a control center operator for a security service provider after he failed to scan an employee’s boots through the X-ray machine, despite having previously been warned about his noncompliance with the employer’s policies. Claimant had been informed that the X-ray procedure was to be strictly enforced. Substantial…