In re the Claim of Umpierre

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 10, 2009, which ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive emergency unemployment compensation benefits.

Claimant successfully sought unemployment insurance benefits for a benefit year beginning in February 2008, which were paid for the full duration permitted (see Labor Law §§ 521, 590 [4]). Thereafter, he received emergency unemployment compensation (hereinafter EUC) benefits, which were paid to individuals who had “exhausted all rights to regular compensation under the [sjtate law or under [fjederal law with…