GRIFFITTS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. v. Dept. of Labor

This is an appeal from a judgment of the appellate court in an action under the Unemployment Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, ch. 48, par. 300 et seq.). The defendant Director of Labor ruled that plaintiff was an employing unit subject to the provisions of the Act insofar as the services of a certain salesman and canvassers are concerned. The circuit and appellate courts affirmed and we allowed plaintiff’s petition for leave to appeal.

Plaintiff, Griffitts Construction Company, is in the home-improvement business. Much of its business is generated through the efforts of salesmen and…