Nykaza v. Department of Employment Security

The plaintiff, Larry E. Nykaza, applied to the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) to recover unemployment insurance benefits. The claims adjudicator denied the claim pursuant to section 601(A) of the Unemployment Insurance Act (Act) (820 ILCS 405/601(A) (West 2002)). Section 601(A) generally states that one is ineligible for unemployment benefits when one leaves work voluntarily and without good cause attributable to the employer. The plaintiff’s appeal of that decision to the referee was also unsuccessful.

In his appeal to the IDES Board of Review (Board), the plaintiff…