· 6/16/2011
Badawi v. Hawk One Security, Inc.
Citations
- 21 A.3d 607
- 2011 D.C. App. LEXIS 308
- 2011 WL 2366964
How courts have described this case
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- holding that security guard’s removal of firearm while on duty and placing it unsecured desk was not gross misconduct, because, among other things, incident was “isolated” and did not result in serious consequences to employer
- holding that security guard's taking of unauthorized break, during which he placed his gun in a desk drawer at his security post (after removing the bullets), took off his shoes, and prayed briefly at his desk, constituted simple, not gross, misconduct
- acknowledging that although this court generally may not fill the gap to make findings of fact, this court will not remand if the evidence dictates a result as a matter of law
- “Normally, when an agency fails to make a finding on a materially contested issue of fact, we do not ‘fill the gap by making [our] own determination from the record, but must remand the case for findings on that issue.’” (alteration in original
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Judges: Ruiz, Blackburne-Rigsby, Reid
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