Altman v. Health & Hospitals Governing Commission

Plaintiffs, 83 former employees of defendant Health and Hospitals Governing Commission of Cook County (the Commission),1 brought this action seeking reinstatement of employment. After a bench trial, the court made several findings of fact and concluded the Commission, arbitrarily and in bad faith, laid off plaintiffs. The court then awarded plaintiffs back pay and ordered their reinstatement. On appeal, the Commission raises two issues: (1) whether the trial court’s findings are against the manifest weight of the evidence; and (2) whether plaintiffs were afforded hearings which satisfied due…