0073 2758 84
0073 2758 84 (Oct. 31, 2022) – The claimant was discharged after submitting 45 unreasonable demands upon the employer before he would consider following a proposed mandatory vaccine policy, then refusing to meet to discuss his concerns with the employer. Held claimant engaged in deliberate misconduct in wilful disregard of the employer’s interest within the meaning of G.L. c. 151A, § 25(e)(2). [Note: The District Court affirmed the Board of Review’s decision.]
0047 6742 51
0047 6742 51 (Feb. 17, 2022) – Public social media posts of racist, sexist, homophobic and anti-Semitic content, where the claimant identified himself as working for the public employer, were not, in this instance, protected by the First Amendment. Held the claimant’s discharge was for deliberate misconduct in wilful disregard of the employer’s interest. He is ineligible for benefits pursuant to G.L. c. 151A, § 25(e)(2). [Note: The District Court affirmed the Board of Review’s decision.]
0014 2245 68
0014 2245 68 (June 30, 2015) – Absence in the record of the employer’s video evidence or other first-hand account of the claimant’s purported theft rendered the review examiner’s finding that the claimant removed money from the cash register and placed it in her pocket unsupported. Without evidence of misconduct, the claimant may not be disqualified under G.L. c. 151A, § 25(e)(2).
0002 2966 80
0002 2966 80 (Mar. 19, 2014) – Board found the claimant’s signed confession to stealing from the employer to be reliable evidence of misconduct in light of the totality of the circumstances, which showed that the written statement was not coerced. [Note: The District Court affirmed the Board of Review’s decision.]