Anthony Adams AIA Architect v. Department of Employment Security

This is an appeal by the plaintiff-appellant from a decision of the Vermont Employment Security Board holding that a former employee of the plaintiff was entitled to unemployment benefits, and that the benefits were properly charged against the experience-rating record of the plaintiff-employer. 21 V.S.A. § 1325(a). The plaintiff and the employee involved here agreed at the time of hiring that it would be for a temporary assignment of four to six weeks. The employee actually worked for six weeks, earning $1,781.25, after which the job was completed and the work terminated. Plaintiff claims…