In re the Claim of Raphael

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 26, 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 "privatized”, claimant was given the option of accepting a part-time position in another department or of taking advantage of an early retirement program. Claimant chose to retire. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board subsequently ruled that claimant was…