Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York November 27, 2013 (In re the Claim of Kossarska-Goetz)

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 20, 2012, which ruled, among other things, that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because she was not available for employment.

Claimant filed a claim for unemployment insurance benefits in 2009. On December 26, 2010, claimant traveled to Poland to care for her mother.