CYNTHIA N. WASHINGTON v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

A District of Columbia statutory provision, D.C.Code § 51-119(f) (2012 Repl.), provides that when an employer “makes an award of back pay” to a claimant, the employer must withhold from the award an amount equal to any unemployment benefits the claimant received during the period covered by the back pay award. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure the 'solvency of the District Unemployment Fund by recovering benefits the employee received as a substitute for the back pay. The chief question before us in this appeal is whether this statutory withholding…