Legal Opinion
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 26, 2003No. 02-AA-707PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Petitioner Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (‘WMATA”) filed a petition for review of a decision of the Director of the Department of Employment Services (“the Director”) affirming a compensation order in favor of intervenor Harold Spencer (“Mr. Spencer”). We affirm the decision of the Director. We hold that the Director and the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) applied the correct legal standard governing the presumption of compensability; and that the employee satisfied his initial burden regarding the presumption of compensability. We also hold that the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Ferreira v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Stewart v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- In Re ShearinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Canlas v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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