Legal Opinion
General Railway Signal Co. v. District Unemployment Compensation Board
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 25, 1976No. 9697PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Chief Judge:
This is a petition by an employer challenging the right of the District Unemployment Compensation Board to reverse a decision by an appeals examiner adverse to a claimant, where such claimant did not appear at the hearing before the examiner or present testimony rebutting evidence that claimant was making no real effort to obtain employment. According to petitioner, the final determination of the Board flies in the face of Woodward & Lothrop, Inc. v. District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Board, 129 U.S.App.D.C. 155, 392 F.2d 479 (1968), as well as provisions of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor v. Baldor Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Woodward & Lothrop, Inc. v. District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Board and John L. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Woodridge Nursery School v. JessupDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Wallace v. District Unemployment Compensation BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Carey v. District Unemployment Compensation BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Perkins v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Thomas v. District of Columbia Department of LaborDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Jadallah v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Roberts v. Estate of BarbagalloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Hawkins v. District Unemployment Compensation BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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