Ellis v. Department of Employment Security

Wesley J. Ellis, who for some eleven and one-half years was employed as a radial drill operator in the machine tool industry, retired on August 30, 1974, in accordance with his company’s mandatory retirement policy. He receives both a retirement pension and social security benefits. He suffers from a chronic pulmonary obstructive disease commonly called emphysema.

On September 4, 1974, he applied for unemployment compensation benefits and was found to be ineligible by a claims examiner. This decision was sustained by the chief appeals referee. Mr. Ellis subsequently appealed to the Vermont…