In re the Claim of Fontaine

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed December 14,1995, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.

Due to the downsizing at Griffiss Air Force Base in the City of Rome, Oneida County, claimant, a supply technician, accepted a voluntary early retirement incentive which included a $25,000 lump-sum payment. Thereafter, the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits on the…