In re the Claim of Berzon

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 28, 2000, which, inter alia, on reconsideration, adhered to its original decision ruling that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because he was not totally unemployed.

Claimant, a licensed contractor, was employed during the construction season as the manager of his son’s home remodeling business. Each winter, he was placed on seasonal layoff status and received unemployment insurance benefits. During this period, claimant was found to have done some work for the business, which…