Legal Opinion
Messer & Stilp, Ltd. v. Department of Employment Security
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 12, 2009No. 1-08-1761PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Toomin
The question before us is whether an attorney’s termination for unsatisfactory performance meets the standard of willful misconduct required to deny unemployment insurance benefits. No reported Illinois case has answered the question. Plaintiff, Messer & Stilp, Ltd., appeals from the circuit court’s judgment affirming the administrative decision of the Board of Review of the Illinois Department of Employment Security granting an attorney’s claim for benefits under the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act (820 ILCS 405/100 et seq. (West 2006)). Messer & Stilp contends that (1) the Board erred…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- City of Belvidere v. Illinois State Labor Relations BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
- AFM Messenger Service, Inc. v. Department of Employment SecurityIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
- Land v. Board of Educ. of City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
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3Cited by11 opinions
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