Escalona v. Board of Trustees

Plaintiff appeals from an order entered on administrative review, affirming a decision of the Board of Trustees of the State Employees’ Retirement System (SEES) terminating plaintiff’s disability compensation. Plaintiff contends that the decision (1) was an improper exercise of discretionary power by SEES; (2) violated her right to due process, since no standards were established by SEES; and (3) was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

Plaintiff is a former State employee who was a caseworker for the Illinois Department of Public Aid, performing essentially clerical duties for…