In re the Claim of Murray
Opinion of the Court
—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 8, 1998, which, inter alla, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.
Claimant, a store clerk, admitted to his employer that he lit a piece of paper on fire while on company premises. He was thereafter discharged. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board found, inter alla, that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits because he lost his employment due to misconduct. It is well established that “ ‘[flailing to comply with the employer’s established policies and procedures and acting in a manner contrary to the employer’s best interests [can] constitute disqualifying misconduct’ ” (Matter of Williams [Commissioner of Labor], 257 AD2d 881,
Cardona, P. J., Mercure, Crew III, Spain and Graífeo, JJ., concur. Ordered that the decision is affirmed, without costs.
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