Legal Opinion
Children's Defense Fund v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 8, 1999No. 96-AA-1928PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Children’s Defense Fund (“CDF”) seeks review of a decision of the Department of Employment Services (“DOES”) which held that CDF had discharged Pamela Cary from employment in retaliation for her filing a workers’ compensation claim. The Director of DOES ordered CDF to reinstate Ms. Cary to her former position and awarded her back pay. CDF argues that the agency’s decision was erroneous because Ms. Cary did not prove either that CDF’s decision to let her go was motivated by animus toward her or that the stated reason for her termination, namely, a staff reorganization,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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