James v. Department of Labor

Defendants, the Illinois Department of Labor and its Board of Review, appeal from a judgment of the circuit court which, on administrative review, reversed the decision of the Board that plaintiff, Sonja James, was ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits. Defendants contend that the determination of the Board that plaintiff’s principal occupation was as a student, thus disqualifying her from benefits, was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.

Plaintiff was employed by the Associates in Adolescent Psychiatry, S.C. (Associates), from April 1977 until December 9, 1980, when she…