In re the Claim of McKenzie

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 11, 2000, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, employed as a track worker by the New York City Transit Authority, was charged with failing to submit sick *741leave applications or medical documentation for a series of work absences from July 1999 through September 1999. Significantly, claimant previously had received a 30-day suspension and a final…