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Matter of Skinner

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Sep 14, 2006
32 A.D.3d 1065 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)

Opinion

500149.

September 14, 2006.

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 7, 2005, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.

Jami R. Skinner, Gloversville, appellant pro se.

Bond, Schoeneck King, P.L.L.C., Albany (Christopher E. Curtin of counsel), for Nathan Littauer Hospital, respondent.

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, New York City (Mary Hughes of counsel), for Commissioner of Labor, respondent.

Before: Mercure, J.P., Crew III, Spain, Carpinello and Lahtinen, JJ.


Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruling that claimant voluntarily left her employment as a licensed practical nurse without good cause. The record establishes that in lieu of terminating claimant's employment due to absenteeism, the employer granted claimant's request to transfer to the night shift. Claimant, however, refused to accept the new schedule because of the employer's caveat that she would not be permitted to return to the day shift. Inasmuch as continuing work was available to claimant, we will not disturb the Board's decision that claimant's dissatisfaction with the condition of the requested work schedule did not constitute good cause to leave her employment ( see Matter of Smith [Commissioner of Labor], 20 AD3d 844; Matter of Adorisio [Commissioner of Labor], 18 AD3d 942).

Ordered that the decision is affirmed, without costs.


Summaries of

Matter of Skinner

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Sep 14, 2006
32 A.D.3d 1065 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)
Case details for

Matter of Skinner

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of JAMI R. SKINNER, Appellant. NATHAN LITTAUER…

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

Date published: Sep 14, 2006

Citations

32 A.D.3d 1065 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)
2006 N.Y. Slip Op. 6453
821 N.Y.S.2d 293