In re the Claim of Jones

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 7, 2002, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant was discharged from his employment as a subway conductor for the New York City Transit Authority after he failed to report for three mandatory overtime work assignments. Claimant was aware that the contract between the employer and his union provided that members might be required to work a certain number of overtime hours, even if they occurred on…