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IN RE: the Claim of Veronica A. GIORDANO, Appellant. Commissioner of Labor, Respondent.
Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 27, 2004, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.
Claimant worked as a full-time cashier at a food store for three weeks. She resigned because she could not stand for eight hours due to her bad back. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board disqualified her from receiving unemployment insurance benefits on the basis that she voluntarily left her employment without good cause and, upon reconsideration, adhered to this decision. Claimant now appeals.
Claimant knowingly accepted a position requiring a great deal of standing. She admittedly did not disclose her back condition to the employer prior to accepting the position or when she resigned, and did not respond to the employer's efforts to accommodate her. In view of this, as well as the fact that the physician's note describing her limitations was not provided until after she quit her job, we find no reason to disturb the Board's finding that claimant voluntarily left her employment without good cause (see e.g. Matter of Chipman [Commissioner of Labor], 308 A.D.2d 652, 764 N.Y.S.2d 153 [2003]; Matter of Taylor [Commissioner of Labor], 282 A.D.2d 852, 725 N.Y.S.2d 101 [2001]; Matter of Moss [Commissioner of Labor], 268 A.D.2d 656, 701 N.Y.S.2d 466 [2000] ).
ORDERED that the decision is affirmed, without costs.
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Decided: June 09, 2005
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York.
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