MATTER OF LIONETTI


261 A.D.2d 753 (1999)

689 N.Y.S.2d 753

In the Matter of the Claim of JOHN G. LIONETTI, Respondent. NEWSDAY, INC., Appellant; COMMISSIONER OF LABOR, Respondent.

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

Decided May 13, 1999.


After 19 years of employment without incident, claimant was discharged from his job as a maintenance mechanic for allegedly falsifying his payroll record. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, reversing the decision of the Administrative Law Judge, ruled that claimant was entitled to receive benefits and we affirm. We find substantial evidence in the record to support the Board's conclusion that claimant's actions did not rise to the level of misconduct and constituted...

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