Gibbs v. General Motors Corp.

The Michigan Employment Security Commission (MESC) appeals as of right from an order entered May 2, 1983, in Wayne County Circuit Court. In that order, the circuit court reversed the decision of the MESC Board of Review denying Leon Gibbs’s claim for trade readjustment allowance (TRA) benefits. On appeal, Gibbs’s employer, General Motors Corporation, Cadillac Motor Car Division, seeks an order reversing the circuit court’s decision.

To qualify for TRA benefits, Gibbs had to have at least 26 weeks of employment at wages of $30 or more in the 52 weeks immediately prior to being separated from…