Craig v. Department of Employment Security

Action brought under the Unemployment Insurance Act. Defendants appealed from a circuit court order reversing the administrative decision finding that the plaintiff was ineligible for benefits after he was terminated from his position performing work on airplanes due to misconduct under section 602A of the Act. The appellate court reversed the decision of the circuit court, finding that the Board’s decision was not clearly erroneous because plaintiff’s conduct constituted misconduct under section 602A where he engaged in illegal activity by using illicit drugs outside of his place of employment and there was a sufficient nexus between that behavior and the workplace. (McBRIDE and BURKE, concurring)