Legal Opinion

McCaskill v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 1990No. 89-414PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Petitioner was denied unemployment compensation benefits when a claims examiner found he had been discharged because of misconduct within the meaning of D.C. Code § 46-lll(b) (1987). After filing a timely appeal, appellant failed to appear at the scheduled hearing. The appeals examiner issued an opinion stating the appeal was “dismissed” but also implicitly affirming the claims examiner by stating that the record disclosed “no reason to change” the original determination. Petitioner appealed that decision, claiming he never received notice of the hearing because the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wise v. HerzogCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
  2. Carroll v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Thomas v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Curtis v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Harris v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Odeniran v. Hanley Wood, LLCDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. Gardner v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. Savage-Bey v. La Petite AcademyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. Gilmore v. ATLANTIC SERVICES GROUPDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. Chatterjee v. Mid Atlantic Regional Council of CarpentersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008

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