In re the Claim of McCray
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 26, 2002, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.
*1011Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board finding that claimant lost his employment as a security guard due to disqualifying misconduct for fighting on the job with a coworker. Fighting with a coworker at work, regardless of who initiates the altercation, can constitute disqualifying misconduct (see Matter of Romano…
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