Unemployment Appeal — separation for cause dispute

**Preliminary research note (auto-draft):** New York courts construe "misconduct" narrowly under Labor Law §593. A single workplace altercation, absent prior warnings or evidence of physical aggression, generally does not rise to disqualifying misconduct (see Matter of James, 34 NY2d 491). Recommend pulling Appeal Board precedent on isolated-incident discharges to identify the strongest analogous facts.