SHUFELT v. DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT

No. 84-526.

531 A.2d 894 (1987)

Lynette SHUFELT v. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

June 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheila Reed, Dinah Yessne, and Sara Williams, Paralegal, on the brief, Vermont Legal Aid, Inc., St. Johnsbury, for plaintiff-appellant.

Brooke Pearson, Montpelier, for defendant-appellee.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and HILL, PECK, GIBSON and HAYES, JJ.


GIBSON, Justice.

Claimant appeals a determination by the Employment Security Board denying unemployment benefits because she failed to meet the requirement that she be available for work, having refused a night shift job because of parental responsibilities. We reverse and remand.

Claimant worked for 18 years as a weaver, and was laid off on April 27, 1984 by the Caledonia Manufacturing Corporation, where she had previously worked on the first shift, 7:00...

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