Legal Opinion
Matter of Sinker (Sweeney)
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 6, 1997PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
Central to this appeal is our interpretation of Labor Law § 593 (4), which disallows unemployment insurance benefits for a period of one year after a claimant loses his or her job as a result of an act constituting a felony "in connection with” that employment. Does the statute preclude benefits where the claimant is convicted of a felony committed neither against the employer nor in the course of employment? In the circumstances presented we conclude, as did the Appellate Division, that benefits were properly denied.
For approximately 10 years, appellant —…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In re the Claim of De GregoNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In Re the Claim of PunterNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- In re the Claim of MarkowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- In re the Claim of BruggemanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- In re the Claim of CarylAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In re the Claim of MallardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- In re the Claim of Di MaioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re the Claim of LadnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- In re the Claim of McAllisterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- In re the Claim of GuyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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