Legal Opinion
Morrison v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 19, 1999No. 97-AA-1293PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
This appeal presents the question whether an injured worker may receive benefits for more than one disability resulting from the same injury. In this case, petitioner, an X-ray technician, was injured while lifting a patient out of a wheelchair. As a result of this injury, he was unable to return to his full-duty position at Washington Hospital Center, and subsequently obtained a light-duty X-ray technician position with a different employer, but at a reduced salary. The Director of the Department of Employment Services (DOES) determined that the petitioner was entitled…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Gunty v. Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Canlas v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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- Howard University Hospital v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
- Gross v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
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