In re the Claim of Shugg

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 12, 2008, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board finding that claimant, who tested positive for cocaine following an injury at work, engaged in disqualifying misconduct. “An employee’s use of controlled substances which produces a positive result following a drug test has been held to constitute disqualifying misconduct”…