In re the Claims of Lagattuta

— Appeals (1) from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed December 1, 1981, which ruled that claimants were totally unemployed and were therefore eligible for unemployment benefits, and (2) from decisions of said board, filed on various dates, which ruled that claimants were available for employment and were therefore eligible for unemployment benefits. The employer objects to the instant decisions, contending that unemployment benefits should not have been awarded because claimants were not totally unemployed (see Labor Law, § 591, subd 1; 12 NYCRR 490.2 [a], [b]) and…