In re the Claim of Carasso

Appeal by the claimant from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board *936denying claimant benefits on the grounds that he was not totally unemployed within the meaning of section 522 of the Labor Law. Claimant asserts that the board’s finding that he was not totally unemployed is unwarranted. Of course, this determination is factual and must be sustained if supported by substantial evidence. Here there is evidence that claimant was, at the time he claims to have been totally unemployed, engaged in free-lance work as a business consultant. He maintained an office and storage space,…