Gutierrez v. Board of Review

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court, dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for administrative review. In his complaint, plaintiff sought to overturn an order of the Board of Review of the Illinois Department of Labor (the Department) which had affirmed the dismissal of his appeal by a referee of its appeals section.

Originally, a hearing was held by a claims adjudicator of the Department at which plaintiff and his wife appeared. Inasmuch as they neither spoke nor understood English, a Spanish interpreter was provided. In the course of the proceeding, evidence was presented from…