Donais v. Department of Employment Security

James Donáis appeals the Superior Court's affirmance of the Department of Employment Security's denial of his unemployment compensation benefits. He challenges the Commissioner's decision he was not entitled to benefits for the period in which he was assigned vacation pay. We affirm.

Mr. Donáis began work for Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation at its Mead plant in 1978. The terms and conditions of his employment were governed by a contract between Kaiser and Mr. Donáis' bargaining representative, the United Steel Workers of America, Local Union 321. On September 30, 1984, he was laid off…