In re the Claim of Martinez

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed December 15, 2000, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant worked at a company that was engaged in the manufacture of food coloring and flavor extracts. Conflicting testimony was presented at the administrative hearing regarding the reason for claimant’s departure from his employment. According to claimant, he was fired from his job despite his status as a partner in the business and the creator of…