Thomas v. Ward

The Board of Review of the Department of Employment Security (Board) entered an administrative order denying the plaintiff unemployment compensation because the plaintiff had been discharged from his job based on his misconduct. On administrative review the circuit court reversed that decision as against the manifest weight of the evidence. The Board and the Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security contend that plaintiff’s actions constituted misconduct (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, par. 432(A)), and the Board’s factual evaluation should have been sustained.

The plaintiff…