Williams v. The Department of Employment Security
Case Details
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unpublished
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- State
- Illinois
- Circuit
- 1st Circuit
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Claim Types
Outcome
The circuit court reversed the Board of Review's decision denying unemployment benefits, finding that Williams was not terminated for misconduct. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the evidence was insufficient to support a misconduct finding because Williams's conduct was ambiguous and could reasonably be interpreted as performing job duties (monitoring a robbery-targeted store and engaging in customer service with students).
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