District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 6/19/2008
Berkley v. D.C. Transit, Inc.
Citations
- 950 A.2d 749
- 2008 D.C. App. LEXIS 267
- 2008 WL 2444537
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that “an employee’s departure is presumed to be involuntary unless the employer fulfills its burden of proving the employee left voluntarily” and that “[sjubstantial policy considerations underlie the presumption of involuntariness.”
- where employer proves that termination was voluntary, employee must prove that she left “for good cause”
- substantial reduction in employee’s hours and employer’s failure to pay wages constituted good cause to leave work
- where employer proves that termination was voluntary, employee must prove that she left “for good cause”
- “Substantial evidence . . . means such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.”
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Judges: Reid, Fisher, Nebeker
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22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Georgetown University v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-05-14· cited 18×
- Blue v. Department of LaborSupreme Court of Vermont· 2011-07-28· cited 13×
- District of Columbia Department of the Environment v. East Capitol ExxonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2013-04-25· cited 13×
- Paul Zukerberg v. District of Columbia Board of Elections and EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2014-08-21· cited 9×
- Padou v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2010-06-17· cited 8×
- Smallwood v. District of Columbia Metropolitan Police DepartmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2008-09-18· cited 4×
- Tyler v. George Washington Medical Faculty AssociatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2013-09-12· cited 4×
- Castro v. Security Assurance Management, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-05-26· cited 3×
- Uzochukwu J. Nwokwu v. Allied Barton SecurityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2017-10-19· cited 3×
- Beynum v. Arch Training CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2010-06-24· cited 3×
- Consumer Action Network v. TielmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2012-08-16· cited 3×
- Pyne v. MB STAFFING SERVICES, LLCDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2012-03-22· cited 2×
- OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET v. WebbDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-09-22· cited 1×
- Blue v. Dept. of Labor and Hickok & Boardman Realty, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont· 2011-07-28
- Ideal Academy Public Charter School v. BernolaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-06-11
- District of Columbia Department of Employment Services v. LipkinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-09-03
- Williamson v. St. Martin's ApartmentsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2020-08-06
- Lott v. Washington Legal Clinic for the HomelessDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2020-12-31
- Tolson v. Department of the InteriorDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2021-05-27
- Charmed LLC v. DC DOHDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2021-11-24
Cites
25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Brian P. Moore v. Agency for International DevelopmentD.C. Circuit· 1993-06-15· cited 228×
- James J. Dozier v. Ford Motor CompanyD.C. Circuit· 1983-03-18· cited 153×
- Edouard Legille v. C. Marshall Dann, Commissioner of PatentsD.C. Circuit· 1976-08-24· cited 102×
- Perkins v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1984-10-09· cited 62×
- Thomas v. District of Columbia Department of LaborDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1979-11-13· cited 61×
- Rodriguez v. Filene's Basement Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2006-07-27· cited 54×
- Green v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1985-10-21· cited 48×
- Hockaday v. D. C. Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1982-03-08· cited 47×
- Barnett v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1985-05-08· cited 36×
- Cruz v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1993-11-18· cited 28×
- Teamsters Local Union 1714 v. Public Employee Relations BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1990-08-22· cited 24×
- Davis v. AltmannDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1985-05-24· cited 23×
- Solomon v. Fairfax Village Condominium IV Unit Owner's Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1993-03-05· cited 22×
- MacLeod v. Georgetown University Medical CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1999-08-19· cited 21×
- Gardner v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1999-08-26· cited 20×
- Long v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1990-02-16· cited 19×
- Rhea v. Designmark Service, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2008-02-21· cited 15×
- District of Columbia Department of Employment Services v. VilcheDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2007-08-30· cited 15×
- Nelson v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1987-09-14· cited 12×
- Babazadeh v. District of Columbia Hackers' License Appeal BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1978-08-16· cited 12×
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