In re Claim of Tahat

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 29, 2006, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board finding that claimant was discharged from her employment due to disqualifying misconduct. It is well established that an employee’s unauthorized absence from work may constitute disqualifying misconduct (see Matter of Ramirez [Commissioner of Labor], 49 AD3d 953, 954 [2008];…