IN RE: the Claim of Nathaniel R. CRUMEL (1999)

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed December 5, 1997, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

 Claimant was discharged from his position as a medical biller following an incident wherein he directed obscene and angry language at another employee.   The record indicates that claimant had previously been reprimanded for, inter alia, disturbing other employees by shouting, cursing and using offensive language.   We conclude that substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruling that claimant lost his employment under disqualifying circumstances.   This court has held in the past that an employee's disrespectful conduct and vulgar language towards co-workers may constitute disqualifying misconduct (see, Matter of Shabazz-Allah [College of New Rochelle-Sweeney], 247 A.D.2d 749, 749-750, 669 N.Y.S.2d 396), particularly in cases where, as here, the claimant has been warned to refrain from such conduct (see, Matter of Agis [Sweeney ], 242 A.D.2d 819, 661 N.Y.S.2d 1024).   Although claimant denied that he made such remarks, questions of credibility are for the Board to resolve (see, Matter of Dunleavy [Hartnett], 180 A.D.2d 861, 862, 579 N.Y.S.2d 246).

ORDERED that the decision is affirmed, without costs.

MEMORANDUM DECISION.