In re the Claim of Winston

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 20, 2002, which ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive additional unemployment insurance benefits under Labor Law § 599.

Claimant applied for unemployment insurance benefits under Labor Law § 599, a statute that provides continuing eligibility for individuals attending any "approved career and related training program” (12 NYCRR 482.1 [a]). At the time of his application, claimant was working toward his doctoral *575degree in clinical psychology, having enrolled in an on-line graduate school program through…