In re the Claim of Hutchinson
Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 14, 2007, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.
While working for a temporary employment agency, claimant was assigned as a helper on a food delivery truck. He got into a disagreement with the truck driver who allegedly attempted to
We affirm. Neither general dissatisfaction with working conditions nor the inability to get along with a difficult coworker have been found to constitute good cause for leaving one’s employment (see Matter of Ayad [Alia-Royal Jordanian Airline Corp.—Commissioner of Labor], 41 AD3d 1126, 1127 [2007]; Matter of Viele [Commissioner of Labor], 25 AD3d 1062, 1063 [2006]). Here, claimant left his job following the heated exchange with the truck driver without even considering the employer’s offer of a job reassignment. Under these circumstances, substantial evidence supports the Board’s decision that claimant left his job for personal and noncompelling reasons. Claimant’s assertion that he was fired from his position presented a credibility issue for the Board to resolve (see Matter of Grimes [Commissioner of Labor], 25 AD3d 1049, 1050 [2006]).
Mercure, J.P, Spain, Rose, Kane and Stein, JJ., concur. Ordered that the decision is affirmed, without costs.
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