Clarke v. Board of Review

Defendant, the Board of Review for the Illinois Department of Labor, appeals the order of the circuit court of Cook County reversing its decision that plaintiff Patricia Clarke was ineligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits. Defendant contends plaintiff voluntarily left her employment without good cause and, accordingly, her claim for unemployment benefits must be denied.

The undisputed facts are that plaintiff was employed as an accounts payable clerk at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. She resigned on October 22, 1982, after approximately 16 months of service, and promptly filed for…