In re the Claim of Sotomayor

*958Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed December 1, 2005, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because she was unable to file a valid original claim.

Claimant discontinued working for the employer as a medical billing clerk on December 12, 2003. During the latter part of 2003 through September 2004, she received compensation as a foster parent. Thereafter, she filed a claim for unemployment insurance benefits effective January 10, 2005. The Unemployment…