Learn About the Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
IN RE: the Claim of Linda S. SCIRRI, Appellant. Commissioner of Labor, Respondent.
Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 2, 2006, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.
Claimant worked for the employer as an accounting clerk assistant for only five days. She became upset when the employer would not provide her with specific information regarding overtime and, consequently, she resigned from her position. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board disqualified her from receiving unemployment insurance benefits on the ground that she voluntarily left her employment without good cause. Claimant appeals.
We affirm. It is well settled that general dissatisfaction with working conditions does not constitute good cause for leaving employment (see Matter of Behuniak [Commissioner of Labor], 29 A.D.3d 1258, 1259, 815 N.Y.S.2d 782 [2006]; Matter of Enneddam [Commissioner of Labor], 20 A.D.3d 800, 801, 798 N.Y.S.2d 581 [2005] ). Here, the reasons cited by claimant for quitting her job included her employer's failure to provide details concerning overtime, its failure to accommodate her request to obtain health insurance and its failure to provide adequate training. In addition, claimant was unhappy with the employer's requirement that she use her personal vehicle to retrieve paychecks from the bank. Inasmuch as the foregoing constitute personal and noncompelling reasons for leaving employment, we find no reason to disturb the Board's decision.
ORDERED that the decision is affirmed, without costs.
Thank you for your feedback!
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law.
Decided: July 19, 2007
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)
Harness the power of our directory with your own profile. Select the button below to sign up.
Learn more about FindLaw’s newsletters, including our terms of use and privacy policy.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)