Milewski v. Administrator, Unemployment Compensation Act

The plaintiff has appealed the commissioner’s decision denying unemployment compensation benefits to him for the reason that he voluntarily retired from his employment and is, therefore, ineligible for benefits.

The facts as found by the appeals referee are not in dispute. The plaintiff, a member of the Teamsters Union, retired from employment as a truck driver for Associated Transport, Inc., on January 30, 1976. Sometime prior to Ms retirement the plaintiff had heard rumors, later proven to be accurate, that the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. Rather than risk loss of vacation pay and…