Court Opinion

ID: 9634907
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 13:28:16.389276+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:45:01.062669
License: Public Domain

PRYOR, Chief Judge,
dissenting:
Looking to the merits of petitioner’s argument, it appears that the pertinent language of the statute which controls eligibility for unemployment compensation, D.C. Code § 46-108(c) (1986 Supp.), is plain and straightforward. It requires a claimant to have “been paid” wages in at least two quarters of her base period. For me, this case does not involve so much a deference *1202to an agency s construction of its statute, but more an application of clearly drafted language.
I recognize that, from petitioner’s position, the language seems unduly rigid. Perhaps the legislature should take a hard look at the statute to see if a change is warranted.
I would affirm.