Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Linda J. Newby, Appellant. John F. Hudacs, as Commissioner of Labor, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-03-31
Citations: 202 A.D.2d 930
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Linda J. Newby, Appellant. John F. Hudacs, as Commissioner of Labor, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 202
Pages: 930–931

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Linda J. Newby, Appellant. John F. Hudacs, as Commissioner of Labor, Respondent.
[609 NYS2d 695]

Opinion:
—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 10, 1992, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.
Claimant was employed by a nursing home as its recreation director. She was terminated when she returned to the prem ises and refused repeated instructions by her superiors to leave after being told to stay home as a part of a "cooling off' period resulting from a labor dispute. These facts constitute substantial evidence to support the Board's finding that claimant was terminated for misconduct in that she refused the reasonable instructions of her supervisor. Further, the Board properly ruled that the benefits paid claimant were recoverable.
Mikoll, J. P., Mercure, Crew III, White and Yesawich Jr., JJ., concur. Ordered that the decision is affirmed, without costs.