Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Muriel McCann, Appellant. Philip Ross, as Industrial Commissioner, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-02-21
Citations: 74 A.D.2d 697
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Muriel McCann, Appellant. Philip Ross, as Industrial Commissioner, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 74
Pages: 697–698

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Muriel McCann, Appellant. Philip Ross, as Industrial Commissioner, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 5, 1978. The board adopted the findings of fact and opinion of an Administrative Law Judge which holds in part as follows: "the evidence establishes that when the school year ended in June, 1977, the claimant [a teacher's aide] did have a reasonable assurance that she would be returning to work when the school year began again in September, 1977. By previous tradition, the claimant was never notified in June that she would be returning to work and although there was some budgetary problems, the claimant, because of her good seniority position, was reasonably assured that she would be returning to work when the school year began again." The record contains substantial evidence supporting the conclusion of the board that the claimant was not eligible for benefits pursuant to the Federal Special Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 (US Code, tit 26, § 3304) because she had a reasonable expectation that her employment would resume following the summer vacation period of her employer. Further, the board's application of the statutory disqualification for eligibility based upon the expectation of future employment is neither unreasonable and irrational nor arbitrary and capricious, and, therefore, it should be affirmed (cf. Matter of Dwyer [Ross], 72 AD2d 853; Matter of Peak [North Colonie Cent. School Dist. — Ross], 72 AD2d 854; Matter of Hess [Ross], 70 AD2d 374). Decision affirmed, without costs. Mahoney, P. J., Greenblott and Herlihy, JJ., concur.