In re the Claim of Banks

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 9, 1997, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was terminated from his employment as an internal messenger for a delivery service after he approached a female employee of a client and requested a hug and a kiss. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board denied claimant’s application for benefits, finding that he was terminated for misconduct. Claimant admitted that he knew that his conduct was…