Legal Opinion
Johnson v. So Others Might Eat, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 27, 2012No. 11-AA-352PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:
Petitioner Aaron Johnson seeks review of a Final Order concluding that he was discharged by respondent So Others Might Eat, Inc., (“SOME”) for gross misconduct.1 Because SOME failed to establish any nexus between petitioner’s conduct and his employment with SOME, we conclude that petitioner’s conduct did not amount to gross or simple misconduct. Therefore, we reverse the Office of Administrative Hearings’ (“OAH”) Order reaching a contrary conclusion and remand with instructions to enter an order awarding unemployment compensation benefits.
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