Riekse v. Grand Rapids Public Schools

Appellant was denied unemployment insurance benefits after a hearing before a Michigan Employment Security Commission hearing officer on September 22, 1983. The decision of the hearing officer was affirmed by the Michigan Employment Security Commission Board of Review. Plaintiff sought review in circuit court. The circuit court affirmed the board’s decision. Appellant now appeals the circuit court’s order to this Court as of right.

Appellant has been a substitute teacher in the Grand Rapids Public School System for the past seven years. During the 1982-1983 academic year she taught 125 days as…