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In the Matter of the Claim of JACQUELINE SEELY, Appellant. RECONSTRUCTION HOME INC., Respondent. COMMISSIONER OF LABOR, Respondent.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Claimant was discharged from her employment as a full-time charge nurse in a nursing home after she engaged in a nonemergency personal telephone call lasting in excess of 30 minutes while she was on duty dispensing medication in violation of the employer's policy. Inasmuch as claimant previously had received verbal and written warnings regarding her failure to comply with this policy, we find that substantial evidence supports the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board's ruling that claimant lost her employment under disqualifying circumstances. It is well settled that employee behavior that is detrimental to an employer's interest and persists despite repeated warnings can be construed as disqualifying misconduct (see, Matter of Depena [Commissioner of Labor], 249 A.D.2d 611, 611-612). To the extent that claimant asserts that the telephone call in question constituted an emergency call and, hence, did not violate the employer's policy, such assertion merely raised an issue of credibility for resolution by the Board (see, Matter of Boyle [Sweeney], 247 A.D.2d 809). Claimant's remaining arguments have been examined and found to be unpersuasive.

ORDERED that the decision is affirmed, without costs.

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MATTER OF SEELY
(Jul 8, 1999)