Chicago Transit Authority v. Didrickson

This matter comes to us on appeal from the ruling of the circuit court, which reversed the decision of the Board of Review (the Board), which reversed the determination of the referee, which reversed the finding of the claims adjudicator regarding the eligibility of defendant Tenicia Smith 1 for unemployment benefits. We now reverse.

Defendant Tenicia Smith was hired by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as a participant in its "summer student program” under which full-time college students are hired on a temporary basis during the summer months to perform the duties of permanent employees…