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FrankJ._Scanlon_,Nashville,Tennessee,fortheappellant,_Antuan_ԀJ.Foxx. !  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;andWarrenA.Jasper,AssistantAttorneyGeneral, \#" fortheappelleeJames_Neely_,Commissioner,TennesseeDepartmentofLaborandWorkforce H$# Development.W c#  1       4% $     '\"& _ MEMORANDUMOPINION#XXV #XVX e c#  2      #XXV# XVX   #XXV*#  XVX  AntuanJ.Foxx(Foxx)wasemployedbyChargingSystemsInternational,Inc.(CSI).CSI  manufacturesbatterychargers.Foxxsprimaryfunctionwastomounttransformersoncircuitboards. t Foxxwasinitiallycompensatedonanhourlybasis;however,hiscompensationwaschangedtoa ` pieceworkratebywhichhewaspaidbythenumberoftransformershemountedtocircuitboards. L  Nevertheless,CSIreservedtherighttoassigndifferentworktoFoxxwiththeunderstandingthat 8  Foxxmaybepaidbydifferentmethodsandamountsofcompensationfortheotherwork. $ t   OnNovember14,2001,FoxxssupervisorinstructedFoxxtoworkatadifferentareato  L  performadifferentfunction.Specifically,Foxxwasaskedtomountatransformerforaspecialorder.  8  ThenewassignmentrequiredmoretimetoassemblethanthemountingprocessatFoxxsprimary $  workstation.Realizingthatthenewassignmentwasmoretimeconsuming,Foxxrequesteda   specificincreaseinhispieceworkrateofpaymentinordertonotreducetheamountofmoneyhe   wouldmakeinaday.Thoughcompanyofficialsrefusedtogiveaspecificincrease,Foxxwas   assuredtheywould figureoutarateofcompensationlater.Foxxrefusedtoperformthenewduties   untilhewasassuredofhisexactpay.HissupervisoradmonishedhimandaskedFoxxifhewould p bewillingtosignastatementconfirminghisrefusaltoaccepttheassignment.Foxxultimatelyagreed \ todotherequestedworkandreportedtotheappropriateareaoftheplanttodotheworkforthe H specialorder.Uponarrivingatthenewworkstation,Foxxdeterminedthattherewasinsufficient 4 workforhimtodo,specificallythattherewasaninsufficientsupplyoftransformerstoremainbusy.  p Foxxunilaterallyleftthenewassignment,returnedtohisnormalworkstation,anddidnot  \ subsequentlyinquiretoseeifhisserviceswereneededforthespecialorder.Laterthateveningthe H CSIproductionmanagerdiscoveredthatnotallofthespecialorderhadbeenassembledand 4 ascertainedthatFoxxhadlefthisnewassignment.ThefollowingdayFoxxwasterminatedfor   insubordinationfornotassemblingthespecialorderasinstructed.     Foxxappliedforunemploymentcompensationbenefits.Hisclaimwasdeniedonthebasis  thatFoxxwasguiltyofworkrelatedmisconduct.     `      Theissuepresentediswhetherthereissubstantialandmaterialevidencetosupportthe X  decisionoftheDepartmentofLaborandWorkforceDevelopmentthatFoxxwasguiltyofwork D! relatedmisconductdisqualifyinghimforbenefitsunderTenn.CodeAnn.507303(a)(2). 0"    #l! Oa      ThestandardforjudicialreviewofdecisionsoftheBoardofReviewgrantingordenying  unemploymentcompensationbenefitsissetforthinTenn.CodeAnn.507304(I)(2)and(3).The  pertinentprovisionsareasfollows:   8  8`  ! ! ` `  8  (2)Thechancellormayaffirmthedecisionofthe[BoardofReview]or...may ` reverse,remandormodifythedecisioniftherightsofthepetitionerhavebeen L  prejudicedbecausetheadministrativefindings,inferences,conclusionsordecisions 8  are:(A)Inviolationofconstitutionalorstatutoryprovisions;(B)Inexcessofthe $ t statutoryauthorityoftheagency;(C)Madeuponunlawfulprocedure;(D)Arbitrary  ` orcapriciousorcharacterizedbyabuseofdiscretionorclearlyunwarrantedexercise  L  ofdiscretion;or(E)Unsupportedbyevidencewhichisbothsubstantialandmaterial  8  inlightoftheentirerecord.$  ! ! 8    ! ! 8  (3)Indeterminingthesubstantialityofevidence,thechancellorshalltakeinto   accountwhateverintherecordfairlydetractsfromitsweight,butthechancellorshall   notsubstitutethechancellorsjudgmentforthatoftheboardofreviewastothe   weightoftheevidenceonquestionsoffact.Nodecisionoftheboardshallbe p reversed,remandedormodifiedbythechancellorunlessforerrorswhichaffectthe \ meritsofthefinaldecisionoftheboard....H ! !   WhenreviewingthedecisionoftheBoardofReview,theissueisnotwhetherthereis  p evidenceintherecordthatmightcontradictthedecisionoftheBoardofReview,butwhetherthere  \ issubstantialevidencetosupportthatdecision.Jacksonv.Bible,611S.W.2d588,590(Tenn.Ct. H App.1980).Solongasthereisanyevidencethatsupportstheagencysfactualfindings,judicial 4 reviewislimitedtoquestionsoflaw.Id.at590.ItisgenerallyheldthatcourtsmustaffirmtheBoard   ofReviewifthereisanyevidencetosupporttheBoardsdecision,unlesstheBoardsdecisionis   contrarytothelaw.Perrymanv.Bible,653S.W.2d424,429(Tenn.Ct.App.1983).    TheBoardofReviewfoundthattherewassufficientevidenceofmisconduct,thathisfailure  tofollowhissupervisorsinstructionsconstitutedworkrelatedmisconductandthatsuchconduct l disqualifiedhimfromunemploymentbenefitsasworkrelatedmisconductunderTenn.CodeAnn. X  507303(a)(2).TheChancelloraffirmedthedecisionoftheBoardofReview,findingthedecision D! wassupportedbysubstantialandmaterialevidence,anddismissedthePetitionforJudicialReview. 0"  Wealsofindthatthereissubstantialandmaterialevidencetosupportthedecision. #l!   Accordingly,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.Costsareassessedagainstthe $D # Appellant,AntuanJ.Foxx.   h      %0!$ Ѐ   `     h     ___________________________________ )$(    `     h     FRANKG.CLEMENT,JR.,JUDGE |*%)