In re the Claim of Moskowitz

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 14,1995, which ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because he was not totally unemployed.

While collecting unemployment insurance benefits, claimant, a podiatrist, opened up a professional medical practice and admittedly failed to inform the local unemployment insurance office about this. Following a hearing, the Board found him ineligible to receive benefits because he was not totally unemployed, charged him with a recoverable overpayment of $862.50 and reduced his right to…