Hawkins v. Department of Employment Security

Plaintiff, George Hawkins, filed a complaint for administrative review seeking to reverse a decision by the Board of Review of the Department of Employment Security (Board) that he was ineligible to receive benefits because he left work voluntarily without good cause attributable to the employer. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 48, par. 431(A) (now 820 ILCS 405/601(A) (West 1992)).) The circuit court affirmed the Board’s decision, and the plaintiff has appealed, contending that the Board’s decision was against the manifest weight of the evidence and contrary to the law.

Plaintiff was employed as a…