Frye v. Department of Employment Security

This is an appeal from a decision of the Employment Security Board, holding the claimant disqualified for unemployment benefits because of failure to accept available suitable work without good cause. 21 V.S.A. § 1344(a) (2) (C). The available work was part time, at a weekly wage lower than claimant’s previous earnings, but the central issue here involved is whether acceptance of the part time work would restrict her search for full time employment. The appeals referee, who ruled with the claimant, concluded that her acceptance of the part time employment would have “inhibited her search for…