Davis v. Department of Employment Security

Barney, C.J,

This case tests the adequacy of a physician’s medical report to determine the disqualification status of a claimant for unemployment compensation under 21 V.S.A. § 1344(a), when she claims that she left her last employment because of a health condition which precluded the discharge of her normal duties. The Department of Employment Security, appellee here, accepted the report of the claimant’s physician and disqualified Heloise Davis from receiving benefits for one week under 21 V.S.A. § 1344(a) (3), which requires that the health condition be “certified by a physician.” Claimant…