Ideal Academy Public Charter School v. Bernola

FARRELL, Senior Judge:

The issue here is whether an administrative law judge (ALJ) of the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) correctly ruled that respondent Karen M. Bernola was entitled to unemployment compensation “for the period beginning July 29, 2007,” when, although her duties as a school counselor had ended by that date as a practical matter, she was still paid by the employer according to her contractual terms until the contract expired on August 31, 2007. We reverse the ALJ’s decision. Ms. Bernola was not “unemployed” within the controlling statute so long as she was paid, and…