In re the Claim of Harrington

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 22, 2001, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant appeals from the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board solely on the ground that there was insufficient evidence to support the finding that a misstatement that he admittedly made on his preliminary application for benefits was “willful” within the meaning of Labor Law § 594. He explains that his initial application for…