In re the Claim of Bell

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 27, 2005, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.

Claimant left her employment as an alcohol abuse counselor in the Bronx and moved to Georgia, citing the excessive cost of living as her reason for separating from her employment and relocating. Following a hearing, claimant’s application for unemployment insurance benefits was denied on the ground that she voluntarily left her employment without good…