In re the Claim of Caraballo

Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board finding that claimant, who worked in the employer’s shipping and receiving department, was discharged for disqualifying misconduct. According to the record, claimant became annoyed when his supervisor informed him that he had neglected to pack a box that was to be picked up by a customer. Claimant responded by uttering an obscenity and stating, “I don’t care.” When the employer’s operations manager, having witnessed this confrontation, asked claimant to repeat his statement, claimant did so, adding that he…