In re the Claim of Garth

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 8, 1996, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he refused an offer of suitable employment without good cause.

Claimant, an attorney, worked for the employer as a litigation associate until the end of May 1995 when he was laid off due to lack of work. At the time his employment ended, claimant received compensation equivalent to an hourly rate of approximately $33. After claimant applied for unemployment insurance benefits, the employer contacted…