Legal Opinion

Chase v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 15, 2002No. 01-AA-260PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

The District of Columbia’s unemployment compensation law prevents an employee terminated for “gross misconduct” from receiving unemployment compensation benefits. Petitioner challenges the ruling of the Department of Employment Services (“DOES”) that the basis of his discharge was gross misconduct. Because the Appeals Examiner failed to make sufficient findings, we are constrained to remand the case for further proceedings.

I. Facts

Petitioner worked for AIMCO/NHP as a maintenance technician at an apartment complex. On August 13, 2000, a Sunday, while petitioner was on…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jadallah v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Washington Times v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. Giles v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. Long v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Smithsonian Institution v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  4. Bowman-Cook v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. Hickey v. BOMERSDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011

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