Opinion
July 9, 1998
Appeal from the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board.
Claimant was terminated from his employment for violating the employer's policy forbidding fraternization with subordinates. In a decision filed and mailed on September 10, 1997, the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving benefits because he lost his employment due to misconduct. Because claimant did not file an appeal with this Court until November 8, 1997, his appeal must be dismissed as untimely ( see, Labor Law § 624 Lab.; Matter of Linderman [Hudacs], 207 A.D.2d 929). In any event, were we to consider the merits, we would find substantial evidence in the record to support the Board's decision ( see, Matter of Novellano [Sweeney], 216 A.D.2d 655).
Cardona, P. J., Mercure, White, Carpinello and Graffeo, JJ., concur.
Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, without costs.