In re the Claim of Okano

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 10, 2012, which ruled that claimant was entitled to receive unemployment insurance benefits.

Claimant worked as an associate attorney for a law firm for four months. Prior to attending his first arbitration hearing, a partner gave claimant brief instructions on the manner in which to proceed, but did not advise him of what to do in the event of a settlement offer. At the arbitration hearing, claimant accepted a settlement offer without conferring with either a partner at the law firm or the client. Claimant was…