In re the Claim of Drejza

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board disqualifying the claimant from receiving benefits because he refused employment without good copse (Labor Law, § 593, subd. 2, par. [e]) and holding $375 in benefits received recoverable because of a willful concealment of a pertinent fact (Labor Law, § 597, subd. 4). Whether a claimant has refused employment without good cause is a factual issue and, thus, the board’s determination must be upheld if it is supported by substantial evidence (e.g., Matter of Hoffman [Catherwood], 34 A D 2d 871). In the instant case the only…