In re the Claim of Sidari

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 8, 2011, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because she was not totally unemployed.

Claimant, a nurse, was initially placed on paid administrative leave due to an incident at work in August 2008. In October 2008, the employer initiated disciplinary charges against her seeking to terminate her employment. Although claimant was suspended without pay as a result of the pending charges, she remained on full pay through…