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Claimant was hired to perform address canvassing for the United States Census. After four days of training, claimant resigned, informing the employer that he did not think he could perform the job because he had “an electrolyte problem” and needed to urinate frequently. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board disqualified claimant from receiving unemployment insurance benefits on the ground that he voluntarily left his employment without good cause. Claimant now appeals.
We affirm. Although claimant maintains that he was unable to perform the job based upon physical limitations caused by medication he takes to address a heart condition, he did not provide the employer with any medical documentation regarding his condition prior to resigning and did not resign upon the advice of his doctor (see Matter of DePuy [Faith United Methodist Church— Commissioner of Labor], 80 AD3d 1050 , 1051 [2011]; Matter of Dixon-Weaver [Commissioner of Labor], 67 AD3d 1243 , 1244 [2009]; Matter of Sheldon [Commissioner of Labor], 29 AD3d 1143 , 1144 [2006]). Moreover, claimant did not
Peters, J.E, Lahtinen, Kavanagh, McCarthy and Egan Jr., JJ., concur. Ordered that the decision is affirmed, without costs.
Cases cited
- In re the Claim of DePuy 80 AD3d 1050 at 1051 p. 777
- In re the Claim of Dixon-Weaver 67 AD3d 1243 at 1244 p. 777
- In re the Claim of Sheldon 29 AD3d 1143 at 1144 p. 777
- In re the Claim of Perrone 66 AD3d 1091 at 1091 p. 778