Legal Opinion
GEORGE WALKER, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 2015No. 13-CV-778PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BECKWITH, Associate Judge:
George Walker is a District of Columbia government employee who was wrongfully terminated in 1996 and reinstated thirteen years later following lengthy administrative and judicial proceedings. This case centers on Mr. Walker’s right to back pay over the course of that thirteen-year period — specifically, whether Mr. Walker was required to mitigate his damages by looking for other work. The parties assert that the answer to this question depends on whether Mr. Walker’s claim for back pay is governed by federal or District of Columbia law. ' We conclude, however, that…
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