Case ID: ad2d_78/html/0935-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Herlihy, J. (dissenting).", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

In the Matter of the Claim of Joseph B. Sena, Appellant. Philip Ross, as Industrial Commissioner, Respondent.
   Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 20, 1980. Decision affirmed, without costs. No opinion. Greenblott, J. P., Kane, Mikoll and Casey JJ., concur; Herlihy, J., dissents and votes to reverse in the following memorandum.

Herlihy, J. (dissenting).

There should be a reversal and a remittal. The evidence is without dispute that the claimant was employed in the fur industry performing highly skilled piecework and was paid on a daily basis. As a result of president stated: “The nature of our trade is such that when there is little work in one fur dressing factory, there similarly is little work in the other factories our members service. This was the case with Mr. Sena. There was consequently no opportunity for Mr. Sena to perform the highly skilled duties he is trained for and for which he has the experience during the period for which he applied for unemployment insurance.” The board found: “Under the Unemployment Insurance Law, a person must make an active and diligent search for work. This the claimant has not accomplished, and at best his job search must be considered token in nature. Accordingly, claimant is unavailable under the Unemployment Insurance Law.” The evidence, under the unusual circumstances, does not sustain the broad finding of the board. The matter should be remitted for further consideration. The decision should be reversed, and the matter remitted for further consideration.