MATTER OF WEAVER


201 A.D.2d 809 (1994)

607 N.Y.S.2d 496

In the Matter of the Claim of Edward J. Weaver, Appellant. John F. Hudacs, as Commissioner of Labor, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

February 10, 1994


Claimant, a sports writer for a newspaper, was fired from his job following a verbal and physical altercation with the owner of a minor league baseball team while covering a game. The record reveals that claimant's work history included a number of warnings about his conduct. In addition, claimant had signed a copy of his employer's rules of conduct which prohibited the use of abusive language and unbecoming moral conduct while at work. Under the circumstances, substantial...

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