In re the Claim of Cullen

— Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 18, 1981, which ruled that claimant’s benefit rate must be reduced to zero, pursuant to section 600 of the Labor Law. Claimant was employed by the Empire Mutual Insurance Company for several years until he retired in 1976. He thereafter began part-time employment with Reliable Claims Service, Inc., and was laid off from that job in June, 1981. When he subsequently filed for unemployment insurance benefits, he was informed that these benefits were reduced to zero pursuant to subdivision 7 of section 600 of the…