Walker v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

Appellant Mary A. Walker challenges the DOES Office of Appeals and Review’s upholding of an appeals examiner’s decision to deny unemployment benefits based on misconduct D.C.Code § 46 — 111(b)(2) (1996). We affirm the agency’s decision.

We defer to agency findings of fact so long as they are supported by substantial evidence. Cooper v. District of Columbia Dep’t of Employment Servs., 588 A.2d 1172, 1174 (D.C.1991). Evidence in the record supports a finding that Walker presented false and misleading information about the circumstances of a prior job termination on her application for employment…