In re the Claim of Lord

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 4, 1996, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant’s benefit rate should be reduced.

The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that Labor Law § 600 (7) (b) required a reduction in claimant’s benefit rate reflecting his receipt of payments from an employer-funded pension fund. Claimant was also charged with a recoverable overpayment. We affirm. Substantial evidence supports the finding that claimant’s pension fund was 100% funded by the employer, thereby triggering the statutory reduction in benefit payments (see,…