Allen v. Department of Employment Security

Woodlan Tool and Machine Company appeals from a decision of the Vermont Employment Security Board awarding unemployment benefits to the claimant-appellee, Duane S. Allen. We affirm.

The Board found that claimant worked as a de-burrer and drill press operator for Woodlan. At the time he was hired, the employer promised Allen that he would receive training to work on a turret lathe. The claimant wanted this training, because operating a turret lathe is a more complex and better paid position than either drill operator or de-burrer. The claimant never received this training during his one and…