Matter of Derfert (Commissioner of Labor)

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 19, 2015, which ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because she was not available for employment.

Claimant worked for the employer as an interviewer from September 18, 2014 until May 1, 2015 and, after a leave of absence, resumed working for the employer on June 8, 2015. During the period between May 2, 2015 and June 7, 2015, claimant did not report to work, with the employer’s approval, because a former boyfriend was physically and verbally abusing her, including calling…