Williams v. Department of Labor

This matter arises out of a claim for unemployment insurance benefits, and involves, in this court, the authority of the administrative agency to limit the fee charged by the claimant’s attorney. The Department of Labor appeals from an order of the circuit court of Madison County which declared section 1200 of the Unemployment Insurance Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 48, par. 530) to be an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power (Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV, sec. 1).

On August 22, 1976, Delbert Williams (claimant) filed a claim with the Division of Unemployment Insurance of the…