In re the Claim of Diallo

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 5, 1998, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, a hotel desk clerk working the night shift, was given permission to leave work early in order to attend school if he arranged for a co-worker to cover the desk for the remainder of his shift. Claimant was discharged from his employment after it was discovered that he repeatedly left work early without obtaining coverage and indicated on the signing-out…