In re the Claim of Russo

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 12, 1996, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant was employed at an airport as a customer service support agent. When his department was "downsized”, claimant was offered the option of either working in the same position at the same salary on a half to full-time basis, depending on the workload, or of taking advantage of an early retirement *896program. Claimant chose to retire. The Unemployment…