Raytheon Co. v. Director of Division of Employment Security

On January 5, 1970, Etta L. Miller left her job as an assembler on the night shift at the Raytheon Company’s plant in Dighton because she lacked means of transportation. A co-worker who had been providing her with passenger service to the plant had been laid off by Raytheon, and she was unable to find other means of transportation, public or private. She requested transfer to the day shift, which would have been accessible to her, but there were no openings. On January 12, 1970, she was granted unemployment benefits by the director of the division of employment security. Raytheon protested…