Matter of Reyna-Bautista (Commissioner of Labor)

Decided and Entered: November 15, 2007
502534
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In the Matter of the Claim of FRANKLIN A. REYNA-BAUTISTA, Appellant.
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR, Respondent.
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Decided and Entered: November 15, 2007 502534 ________________________________ In the Matter of the Claim of FRANKLIN A. REYNA-BAUTISTA, Appellant. COMMISSIONER OF LABOR, Respondent. ___________________________ Calendar Date: September 26, 2007 Before: Cardona, P.J., Crew III, Spain, Mugglin and Lahtinen, JJ. __________ Franklin A. Reyna-Bautista, New York City, appellant pro se. __________ Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 23, 2007, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct. Claimant worked as a car attendant at a parking garage for approximately 18 months. During a heated argument with a coworker, he displayed a knife. His supervisor witnessed the incident and discharged him as a result. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board later ruled that he was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct. Claimant appeals. We affirm. Violent or threatening behavior in the workplace constitutes misconduct disqualifying a claimant from receiving unemployment insurance benefits (see Matter of Moss [Commissioner of Labor], 39 AD3d 1057, 1057-1058 [2007]; Matter of Eisenstadt [Commissioner of Labor], 10 AD3d 764, 765 [2004]). Here, both claimant’s supervisor and the coworker involved in the incident testified that claimant displayed a knife in a threatening manner during the confrontation. Claimant’s contrary testimony presented a credibility issue for the Board to resolve (see Matter of Mulea [Commissioner of Labor], 23 AD3d 753, 754 [2005]). Therefore, we find no reason to disturb the Board’s decision. Cardona, P.J., Crew III, Spain, Mugglin and Lahtinen, JJ., concur. ORDERED that the decision is affirmed, without costs.

Matter of Reyna-Bautista (Commissioner of Labor)

Decided and Entered: November 15, 2007 502534 ________________________________ In the Matter of the Claim of FRANKLIN A. REYNA-BAUTISTA, Appellant. COMMISSIONER OF LABOR, Respondent. ___________________________ .....

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Decided and Entered: November 15, 2007
502534
______
In the Matter of the Claim of FRANKLIN A. REYNA-BAUTISTA, Appellant.
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR, Respondent.
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