Seyfried v. Department of Employment Security

The claimant-employee was denied benefits on the basis of a discharge for misconduct connected with his work. This determination had been made by the appeals referee and affirmed by the Employment Security Board. The claimant alleges that the facts do not support the decision.

Briefly reviewing those facts, it appears that the employer had determined to lay off the claimant, a custodian, for some uncertain period of time due to lack of work for him. Since the claimant worked in Rutland and the employer was in Hyde Park, the employer put a note in the mailed pay envelope of the claimant…