Matter of Bakir (Commr. of Labor)

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 5, 2014, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked for the employer as a truck driver for approximately 10 weeks. While he was making a delivery to one of the employer’s major customers, he was asked to shut off his truck engine at the gate in accordance with the customer’s policy. Having experienced some mechanical problems with the truck, claimant refused to do so and was directed to leave the…