Grigoleit Co. v. Department of Employment Security

Plaintiff, the Grigoleit Company, brought this action for administrative review of a decision by the Board of Review of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (Board) that claimant, Karen Smith, was eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. The circuit court affirmed the Board’s decision and plaintiff appeals, arguing claimant is disqualified from receiving benefits under either section 601(A) or section 602(A) of the Unemployment Insurance Act (Act) (820 ILCS 405/601(A), 602(A) (West 1994)). We disagree and affirm.

Smith was employed as a production worker by plaintiff from March…