Allen v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Petitioner seeks review of a decision by the Department of Employment Services (“DOES” or “the agency”) ruling that he was ineligible for unemployment benefits. An agency claims examiner had made an initial determination that petitioner was eligible for benefits. The agency sent petitioner’s employer, the District of Columbia,1 notice of this initial determination. The District — which said it did not receive the notice and learned of the agency’s determination only by chance — did not notify DOES it was appealing the determination until more than three weeks after the…