Opinion
May 22, 1967
Appeal by the claimant from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board denying her unemployment insurance benefits on the ground she voluntarily left her employment without good cause by provoking her discharge. The findings as to the reason for claimant's separation from employment and that such separation was for "good cause" within the meaning of section 593 (subd. 1, par. [a]) of the Labor Law, are concededly factual determinations and thus within the sole province of the board if supported by substantial evidence (e.g., Matter of Kansky [ Catherwood], 27 A.D.2d 887). Claimant advances various explanations for her discharge but on the instant record we cannot say that the board could not properly find that claimant's discharge was precipitated by "insubordination which would normally result in disciplinary action" in twice refusing reasonable requests that she report to the plant manager's office and that her discharge was, therefore, provoked and that as a result her leaving her employment was without good cause. Decision affirmed, without costs. Gibson, P.J., Herlihy, Reynolds, Aulisi and Gabrielli, JJ., concur in memorandum by Reynolds, J.