Legal Opinion
Hard Rock Café v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 22, 2006No. 05-AA-1218PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
D.C.Code § 32 — 1515(f) (2001) provides that “[i]f any [worker’s] compensation, payable under the terms of an award, is not paid within 10 days after it becomes due, there shall be added to such unpaid compensation an amount equal to 20% thereof....” The statute further states as relevant here, that an employer late in paying compensation may be relieved of the 20% penalty only if the Mayor (through his agent, the Department of Employment Services (DOES)) elects to “waive payment of the additional compensation after a showing by the employer” that the underlying…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- National Geographic Society v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Jimenez v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Williams v. State Accident Insurance FundCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1977
- Orius Telecommunications, Inc. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
- State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hensley v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
- Jose I. Zalmeron v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2015
- Zalmerón v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2015