In re the Claim of Falus

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 10, 1999, which ruled, inter alia, that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because he was not totally unemployed.

Claimant challenges a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruling that he was not totally unemployed during the relevant time period given his efforts to start a not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting health and disease prevention in Hispanic communities. The record indicates that claimant wrote numerous letters, made telephone calls and prepared…