In re the Claim of Vaksman

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 21, 2002, which ruled that claimant was eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits.

Upon being hired as a full-time ultrasound technician for a medical center, claimant signed a letter which indicated that the position required that she be certified by the American Diagnostic Society in order to maintain her employment position. Claimant testified that she needed to pass two parts of the test in order to be certified. Although claimant twice took a part of the certification test, she failed to pass. When…