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 Vivian W. MAINE, Appellant. Commissioner of Labor, Respondent.
Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 14, 2000, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.
Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board finding that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment as a clerk with the State Insurance Fund without good cause. Claimant testified that he resigned from his clerk position because of work-related stress caused by an increased work load due to a reduction in staff. Nevertheless, claimant did not inform his supervisor of the problems he was experiencing and he received no medical advice to quit his job. It has been held that dissatisfaction with one's employment, including assertions of being overworked, does not constitute good cause for leaving employment (see, Matter of Costello [Commissioner of Labor], 268 A.D.2d 845, 702 N.Y.S.2d 412; Matter of Sibertzeff [Commissioner of Labor], 264 A.D.2d 936, 694 N.Y.S.2d 817).
Furthermore, claimant's earnings from his subsequent two-week employment with EAB Personnel Services were insufficient to break the disqualification caused by his voluntary separation from employment with the State Insurance Fund (see, Labor Law § 593[1][a] ).
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: April 12, 2001
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)