Legal Opinion
In re the Claim of Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 17, 2009PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Claimant, who was employed as a heating and air conditioning technician at a university, was terminated from his employment after he failed to follow his supervisor’s request to meet with him on two consecutive days. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board denied his claim for benefits on the ground that he was terminated due to misconduct, prompting this appeal.
We affirm. “An employee’s failure to comply with an employer’s reasonable request may constitute insubordination rising to the level of disqualifying misconduct” (Matter of Guagliardo [Commissioner of Labor], 27 AD3d 866, 867 [2006]…
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- In re the Claim of MinerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- In re the Claim of AtsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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