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820 ILCS 405/1700 (2026)

Duties and powers of Director

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(820 ILCS 405/1700) (from Ch. 48, par. 610)
    Sec. 1700. Duties and powers of Director. It shall be the duty of the Director to administer this Act. To effect such administration, there is created the Department of Employment Security, under the supervision and direction of a Director of Employment Security. The Department of Employment Security shall administer programs for unemployment compensation and a State employment service. The Director shall determine all questions of general policy, promulgate rules and regulations and be responsible for the administration of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 84-26.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2009–2025 · leading case: Petrovic v. Dep't of Emp. Sec., 2016 IL 118562 (Ill. 2016).
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Petrovic v. Dep't of Emp. Sec., 2016 IL 118562 (Ill. 2016). “See 820 ILCS 405/1700, 2100(A) (West 2012). Thus, the State defendants have independent interests in maintaining a uniform body of law involving the Act and protecting the fund.”
Farris v. The Dep't of Emp. Sec., 2014 IL App (4th) 130391 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “The Department of Employment Security shall administer programs for unemployment compensation and a State employment service.”
Petrovic v. The Dep't of Emp. Sec., 2016 IL 118562 (Ill. 2016). “See 820 ILCS 405/1700, 2100(A) (West 2012). Thus, the State defendants have independent interests in maintaining a uniform body of law involving the Act and protecting the fund.”
Williams v. The Dep't of Emp. Sec., 2016 IL App (1st) 142376 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “See 820 ILCS 405/1700, 2100(A) (West 2012). Thus, the [administrative] defendants have independent interests in maintaining a uniform body of law involving the Act and protecting the fund.”
In Re Kucharz, 418 B.R. 635 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2009). “820 ILCS 405/1700 and 1701. Benefits are payable as determined under state law and the regulations promulgated thereunder, independent of the SSA and FUTA.”
Petrovic v. Dep't of Emp. Sec., 2016 IL 118562 (Ill. 2016). “See 820 ILCS 405/1700, 2100(A) (West 2012). Thus, the State defendants have independent interests in maintaining a uniform body of law involving the Act and protecting the fund.”
Therman v. Dep't of Emp. Sec., 2024 IL App (1st) 220541-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “Department of Economic Security, 2016 IL 118562, ¶ 19 ; 820 ILCS 405/1700, 2100(A) (West 2020). Where a claimant seeks to receive unemployment benefits under the Act, a claims adjudicator shall determine the claimant’s eligibility for the benefits.”
Rosas v. Bd. of Educ. of the City of Chicago (N.D. Ill. 2021). “See 820 ILCS 405/201; 820 ILCS 405/1700 (“It shall be the duty of the Director to administer this Act.”
Snyder v. Dep't of Emp. Sec., 2025 IL App (1st) 240376-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “Department of Economic Security, 2016 IL 118562, ¶ 19 ; 820 ILCS 405/1700, 2100(A) (West 2022). The Act provides a procedure by which a claimant for unemployment insurance may appeal Department decisions regarding claims before either a department referee or director, who shall…”
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