Northern Trust Co. v. Bernardi

The Northern Trust Company initiated this action seeking judicial review of the Director of Labor’s March 25, 1983, decision assessing the Northern Trust $201,849.29, plus interest, on account of unpaid unemployment-insurance contributions for the years 1978 through 1981. The circuit court of Cook County affirmed the Director’s assessment but reduced the amount of interest owed. The appellate court reversed, concluding that the method utilized in determining the unpaid contributions was not authorized by the statute and that the circuit court had improperly restricted the time frame in which…