Walker v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Walker v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

729 A.2d 887, 1999 D.C. App. LEXIS 121, 1999 WL 333119

District of Columbia Court of Appeals·Decided May 27, 1999·No. No. 97-AA-1190·Published·Cited by 1 cases

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Mary A. Walker challenges the DOES Office of Appeals and Review’s upholding of an appeals examiner’s decision to deny unemployment benefits based on misconduct D.C.Code § 46 — 111(b)(2) (1996). We affirm the agency’s decision.

We defer to agency findings of fact so long as they are supported by substantial evidence. Cooper v. District of Columbia Dep’t of Employment Servs., 588 A.2d 1172, 1174 (D.C.1991). Evidence in the record supports a finding that Walker presented false and misleading information about the circumstances of a prior job termination on her application for employment with the Library of Congress.¹

We also see no basis to disturb the agency’s legal conclusion that a false employment application warrants a finding of “other than gross” misconduct, disqualifying the applicant from unemployment benefits to the extent provided in D.C.Code § 46-111(b)(2) and its accompanying regulations. Smith v. District of Columbia Dep’t of Employment Servs., 548 A.2d 95, 97 (D.C.1988). Other agencies and courts, in defining misconduct under similar statutes, have concluded that misrepresentation on an employment application falls within that category. See Scott v. Commonwealth Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review, 82 Pa.Cmwlth. 113, 474 A.2d 426 (1984); Leonard v. Commonwealth Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review, 60 Pa.Cmwlth. 336, 431 A.2d 1108 (1981); Mirra v. Catherwood, 31 A.D.2d 703, 295 N.Y.S.2d 775 (1968); Woodhams v. Ore-Ida Foods, Inc., 101 Idaho 369, 613 P.2d 380 (1980).

Affirmed.

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PER CURIAM:

Appellant Mary A. Walker challenges the DOES Office of Appeals and Review’s upholding of an appeals examiner’s decision to deny unemployment benefits based on misconduct D.C.Code § 46 — 111(b)(2) (1996). We affirm the agency’s decision.

We defer to agency findings of fact so long as they are supported by substantial evidence. Cooper v. District of Columbia Dep’t of Employment Servs., 588 A.2d 1172, 1174 (D.C.1991). Evidence in the record supports a finding that Walker presented false and misleading information about the circumstances of a prior job termination on her application for employment with the Library of Congress.¹

We also see no basis to disturb the agency’s legal conclusion that a false employment application warrants a finding of “other than gross” misconduct, disqualifying the applicant from unemployment benefits to the extent provided in D.C.Code § 46-111(b)(2) and its accompanying regulations. Smith v. District of Columbia Dep’t of Employment Servs., 548 A.2d 95, 97 (D.C.1988). Other agencies and courts, in defining misconduct under similar statutes, have concluded that misrepresentation on an employment application falls within that category. See Scott v. Commonwealth Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review, 82 Pa.Cmwlth. 113, 474 A.2d 426 (1984); Leonard v. Commonwealth Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review, 60 Pa.Cmwlth. 336, 431 A.2d 1108 (1981); Mirra v. Catherwood, 31 A.D.2d 703, 295 N.Y.S.2d 775 (1968); Woodhams v. Ore-Ida Foods, Inc., 101 Idaho 369, 613 P.2d 380 (1980).

Affirmed.

Walker v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, 729 A.2d 887, 1999 D.C. App. LEXIS 121, 1999 WL 333119 (D.C. 1999).

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