In re the Claim of Ruiz

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 25, 2002, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant, a delivery driver for a ham and egg company, took a day off to celebrate his birthday. Upon returning to work, the employer gave claimant the option of either signing a warning letter regarding his absence or leaving. Claimant, who could not read English, testified that the letter was not translated for him into Spanish and, in any event, he did…