Saulls v. Employment Security Agency

McQUADE, Justice.

Claimant, Everett L. Saulls, prior to the fall of 1960 had been employed as a ditch rider for 16 seasons by the Fort Hall Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, hereinafter referred to as the Agency. The Bureau of Indian Affairs will be referred to as the Bureau. During this time, when no work was available for ditch riders, they were “laid off” by a procedure known as “reduction in force,” and were eligible for unemployment benefits. Once laid off by this procedure, it was necessary to reprocess the individual when he returned to work.

In the fall of 1960, the Bureau proposed a…