Shufelt v. Department of Employment & Training

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 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. On May 17, 1984 she was offered a job by the same company on the third shift, 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. She declined the recall, giving as…