In 2006, claimant was employed as a community coordinator for the New York City Housing Authority when he accepted a designation as a Democratic Party candidate for the State Assembly. His employment was subsequently terminated for violating a written policy of the employer prohibiting running for political office in a partisan election. It is well settled that "[v]iolation of an employer's reasonable policies may constitute disqualifying misconduct" (Matter of Rizzo ...
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