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Matter of Murray

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jan 13, 2000
268 A.D.2d 746 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

January 13, 2000

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 8, 1998, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Kenneth F. Murray, Bellerose, appellant in person.

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney-General (Bessie Bazile of counsel), New York City, for respondent.

Before: CARDONA, P.J., MERCURE, CREW III, SPAIN and GRAFFEO, JJ.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Claimant, a store clerk, admitted to his employer that he lit a piece of paper on fire while on company premises. He was thereafter discharged. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board found, inter alia, that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits because he lost his employment due to misconduct. It is well established that "`[f]ailing to comply with the employer's established policies and procedures and acting in a manner contrary to the employer's best interests [can] constitute disqualifying misconduct'" (Matter of Williams [Commissioner of Labor], 257 A.D.2d 881, quoting Matter of Rothman [Sweeney], 242 A.D.2d 818). Claimant's argument that the employer's witnesses made untrue statements raised an issue of credibility properly resolved by the Board (see, Matter of Wayne [Commissioner of Labor], 261 A.D.2d 768). Claimant's remaining contentions, including his claim of partiality on the part of the Administrative Law Judge, have been reviewed and found to be without merit.

CARDONA, P.J., MERCURE, CREW III, SPAIN and GRAFFEO, JJ., concur.

ORDERED that the decision is affirmed, without costs.


Summaries of

Matter of Murray

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jan 13, 2000
268 A.D.2d 746 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

Matter of Murray

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of KENNETH F. MURRAY, Appellant. COMMISSIONER…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Jan 13, 2000

Citations

268 A.D.2d 746 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
702 N.Y.S.2d 189

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