In re the Claim of Conde

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 6, 1990, which, inter alia, assessed Gates Community Chapel, Inc. for unemployment insurance contributions.

It is not disputed that the campus facility for troubled teenagers which is operated by the employer, a Christian Church, serves a religious purpose. Rather, the question is whether claimant’s duties were of a "religious nature” so as to exclude him from unemployment insurance coverage under Labor Law § 563 (2) (c). Claimant’s duties involved the development and repair of the campus when it was first…