Granite City Steel Division of National Steel Corp. v. Board of Review of the Department of Labor

Plaintiff, employer, appeals from judgment entered by the Madison County Circuit Court affirming defendant Board of Review’s award of unemployment benefits to defendant Cauble. The Board determined that Cauble was not disqualified from benefits because the behavior for which he was discharged was not “intentional.”

The facts are essentially undisputed. Cauble had been employed at plaintiff’s Granite City facility since March 1973. Until shortly before the July 15, 1976, incident, he worked as a laborer. Three weeks prior to the incident he assumed the position of a millwright helper performing…