In re the Claim of Oquendo

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 9, 2004, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant was employed as a carpenter by a cabinet making company. He resigned from his position and decided to move to Florida because he felt that he could no longer afford to live in New York. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that he was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment…