Medvid v. Department of Employment Security

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County reversing a decision of the Board of Review of the Illinois Department of Employment Security which found plaintiff, Candace Medvid, ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 301 (107 Ill. 2d R. 301).

At issue is whether the Board’s decision that plaintiff was disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. We believe it was not.

Plaintiff, Candace Medvid (Medvid), was employed full time by the Jewel…