In re the Claim of Mustafa

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 13, 2008, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked as a senior certified nursing attendant for Montefiore Medical Center for more than seven years. In June 2007, claimant requested a month of family medical leave in order to travel overseas to care for her father after he underwent surgery. When the employer requested documentation, claimant submitted an undated letter from her father’s…