In re the Claim of Syed

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 19, 2007, which, among other things, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he lost his employment due to misconduct.

Substantial evidence supports the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board’s finding that claimant, a sales associate, was discharged from his employment due to misconduct. “It is well established that an employee’s unauthorized absence from work may constitute disqualifying misconduct” (Matter of Tahat [Commissioner of Labor], 58 AD3d 921, 921…