Legal Opinion
In re the Claim of Meagher
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 10, 2011PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Claimant worked as a registered nurse at a hospital for nearly nine years. He was terminated from his position after he, on two separate occasions, obtained refills of a patient’s prescription medications without a physician’s authorization in violation of the employer’s established protocol. Claimant applied for unemployment insurance benefits, but the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board disqualified him from receiving them on the ground that his employment was terminated for misconduct. Claimant appeals.
We affirm. The failure to comply with an employer’s reasonable rules that has a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- In re the Claim of Dzugas-SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- In re the Claim of HeintzlemanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- In re the Claim of SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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