In re the Claim of Dickson

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 16, 2002, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance *1023benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked as a resident manager for an agency that cares for physically and mentally disabled individuals. In June 2002, while the agency’s residents were staying at a cottage on Lake Ontario, claimant consumed a beer while sitting around the campfire after she had finished her shift. She was subsequently terminated for violating the employer’s policy…