Opinion
October 25, 1990
Appeal from the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board.
Under the circumstances of this case, claimant's refusal to prepare an income tax return for a valued client, as requested by a partner of the law firm, rose to the level of misconduct. The record clearly establishes that the partner's request here was not only a reasonable one, but it was related to claimant's job duties and it did not require claimant to do anything unexpected of him or demeaning in nature (see, Matter of Centineo [Levine], 53 A.D.2d 759). As such, the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board's decision disqualifying claimant from receiving benefits is supported by substantial evidence (see, Matter of Attie [Skott Edwards Consultants — Roberts], 134 A.D.2d 751, 751-752).
Decision affirmed, without costs. Mahoney, P.J., Kane, Casey, Levine and Mercure, JJ., concur.