Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Ida Pellegrini, Respondent. Congregation Mikvey Israel, Appellant; John E. Sweeney, as Commissioner of Labor, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1995-08-10
Citations: 218 A.D.2d 893
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Ida Pellegrini, Respondent. Congregation Mikvey Israel, Appellant; John E. Sweeney, as Commissioner of Labor, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 218
Pages: 893–893

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Ida Pellegrini, Respondent. Congregation Mikvey Israel, Appellant; John E. Sweeney, as Commissioner of Labor, Respondent.
[630 NYS2d 420]

Opinion:
—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 22, 1994, which ruled that claimant was entitled to receive unemployment insurance benefits.
Claimant was employed as a cleaning woman by the employer, a religious not-for-profit organization that operates a ritual bath. Claimant was required to clean the bathrooms and do laundry, but was not involved in any of the ritual religious activities carried on by the employer. Another woman was responsible for the ritualistic aspects of the baths and was in charge of the facility. We find that substantial evidence supports the Board's determination that claimant was strictly a cleaning woman and not a caretaker excluded from coverage under Labor Law § 563 (2) (c).
Cardona, P. J., Mikoll, Mercure, Casey and Peters, JJ., concur. Ordered that the decision is affirmed, without costs.