In re the Claim of Masterpaul

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 23, 2009, which, among other things, ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because she was not totally unemployed.

Claimant worked on a seasonal basis for a tax preparation company. During those periods in 2002 through 2007 when she was not working for the company, she applied for and received unemployment insurance benefits. During that time, claimant owned a 13-unit apartment complex with her husband and performed various activities in connection therewith during the…