In re the Claim of Marcus

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 17, 2006, which ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because he was not totally unemployed.

Claimant, an attorney, formed a professional corporation in 1987 for the purpose of operating his own law practice. He filed a claim for unemployment insurance benefits in April 2006 after he was terminated from his position with another law firm. Claimant continued to operate his own business after filing his claim and, as a result, the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled…