Legal Opinion

Thomas v. District of Columbia Department of Labor

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided November 13, 1979No. 13907PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Associate Judge:

Petitioner challenges a decision by what was then known as the District Unemployment Compensation Board which disqualified her from receiving unemployment benefits for a period of five weeks. 1 The Board had affirmed determinations by both a claims deputy and an appeals examiner that petitioner voluntarily had left her last job without good cause. 2 We reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.

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Petitioner last was employed as the night switchboard operator at the Veterans Administration Hospital (a federal agency). She held that job from December 1974 until…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Unemployment Compensation Comm'n of Alaska v. AragonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. HodorySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. Hughes v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Perkins v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Green v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Hockaday v. D. C. Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. Parodi v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989

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