Bennett v. Department of Employment Security

Plaintiff, B. D. Bennett, d/b/a Good and Plenty Drywall, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Kane County. The circuit court affirmed the decision of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) that plaintiff’s workers were not independent contractors as defined by section 212 of “An Act in relation to a system of unemployment insurance” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, par. 322). On appeal, plaintiff contends that he satisfied his burden of proof at the hearing, thus shifting the burden to the IDES and that the agency’s decision was against the manifest weight of the…