In re the Claim of Merle

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 5, 2004, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant was the sole proprietor of a café. Upon being informed that the fire suppression systems in the café needed to be replaced at a cost of $10,000, claimant closed the business rather than incur additional debt which, according to claimant, the business could not afford. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that claimant was disqualified from…