In re the Claim of Burnette

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 11, 2011, which, among other things, ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because he was not totally unemployed.

Claimant intermittently worked as a carpenter and, in 2006, started a lawn care company to supplement his income. He had one major client, and subcontracted with a third party to provide snow removal services to this client. He successfully applied for unemployment insurance benefits in 2008, certifying that he did not perform any work during several weeks in the…