Childress v. Department of Employment Security

Defendants, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (Department), its Director, and the Board of Review, appeal from the circuit court’s order reversing the Board’s decision denying plaintiff, Juanita Childress, unemployment benefits under section 601(A) of the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act (Act) (820 ILCS 405/601(A) (West 2008)). Defendants contend that under the Act, plaintiff was ineligible to receive benefits because she voluntarily left work without good cause attributable to her employer when she accepted her employer’s severance package. Defendants contend that, as a…