Legal Opinion
Taylor v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 16, 1999No. 98-AA-176PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
An appeals examiner of the Department of Employment Services (DOES) denied petitioner unemployment benefits on the ground that she had voluntarily quit her employment. See 7 DCMR § 311.3 (1986). *1049The Director of DOES affirmed without discussion. In this court, the Director recasts the agency’s reasoning by stating that “[t]his case presents the somewhat rare instance of a voluntary quit disqualification being imposed due to a ‘provoked discharge’ or ‘constructive voluntary quit,” quoting in part Claim of Hannah, 144 A.D.2d 765, 534 N.Y.S.2d 752, 753 (3 Dept. 1988). We have no occasion here to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Williams v. District Unemployment Compensation BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Keep v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Freeman v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Im re the Claim of HannahAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Colvin v. District Unemployment Compensation BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
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