Legal Opinion
Czajka v. Department of Employment Security
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 5, 2008No. 1-07-1646PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Toomin
Plaintiff, Carmen T. Czajka, appeals from an order of the circuit court affirming the decision of the Board of Review of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (the Board), which denied Czajka’s claim for unemployment compensation benefits. On appeal, Czajka contends that (1) the Board’s conclusion that Czajka committed statutory misconduct was against the manifest weight of the evidence; and (2) the Board’s denial of benefits violated Czajka’s first amendment right to the free exercise of her religion. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
Czajka was employed…
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