Legal Opinion
Thomas v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 6, 1988No. 87-376PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
Is an injured worker entitled to a hearing and compensation award under the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act of 1979, D.C. Code §§ 36-301 to -345 (1988), even though no material issues are in dispute and the self-insured employer is voluntarily paying benefits under the Act? The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services answered that question in the negative, determining that such a worker does not have an absolute right to either a hearing or the issuance of an award of compensation. Petitioner, Katherine L. Thomas, seeks review, asserting…
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