Opinion ID: 2056864
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Odeniran engaged in simple misconduct.

Text: Although the facts in the record are insufficient to sustain the ALJ's conclusion that Odeniran was fired for gross misconduct, the record does make clear  and we hold  that Odeniran was terminated for simple misconduct. Simple misconduct, as mentioned above, refers to an act or omission by an employee which constitutes a breach of the employee's duties or obligations to the employer . . . or which adversely affects a material employer interest. 7 DCMR § 312.5. Furthermore, 7 DCMR § 312.6 explicitly states that [c]onducting unauthorized personal activities during business hours may constitute simple misconduct. These regulations fit like a glove Odeniran's conscious decision to spend the day on the Internet instead of doing his job despite being chided more than once. [11]