In re the Claim of Abend

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed January 27, 2010, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant worked part time as in-house counsel for Staffworks, Inc. (hereinafter employer) and was paid a salary with bonuses and provided health insurance. After heart surgery in April *13352008, he went on disability leave. Shortly thereafter, he was informed that the employer did not pay health insurance premiums for inactive employees. Rejecting less…