In re the Claim of La Pietra

Claimant was hired as a senior attorney by the Workers’ Compensation Board and was assigned to work in the conciliation bureau. He resigned from this position because he was dissatisfied with his assignment. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board denied his claim for unemployment insurance benefits on the basis that claimant voluntarily left his employment without good cause. Claimant testified at the hearing that most of his duties were clerical in nature and that the position for which he was hired did not require him to utilize his professional skills. He stated that he resigned from his…