Opinion
February 7, 1991
Appeal from the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board.
The evidence established that claimant refused to cooperate with a reasonable request by his supervisor to discuss a particular project and that he exhibited abusive behavior toward his supervisor. Under these circumstances, and given that claimant had been previously placed on probation for three months due to insufficiency in his work performance, the conclusion that claimant lost his employment due to misconduct was supported by substantial evidence (see, Matter of Valentin [American Museum of Natural History — Roberts], 103 A.D.2d 919; Matter of Centineo [Levine], 53 A.D.2d 759).
Decision affirmed, without costs. Casey, J.P., Mikoll, Yesawich, Jr., Levine and Mercure, JJ., concur.