Legal Opinion
Washington Hospital Center v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 20, 2000No. 97-AA-1107PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge.
In this workers’ compensation case, the Washington Hospital Center (“the Hospital”) seeks review of a decision by the Department of Employment Services (“DOES”) granting its employee, Juanita Callier, temporary total disability benefits. On May 13, 1990, Ms. Callier, a nurse in the Hospital’s burn trauma unit, lifted an obese patient from a prone to a sitting position on the patient’s bed. A few weeks later, during a routine physical examination, Ms. Callier was diagnosed with cystocele, 1 rectocele 2 and femoral hernias. Following her doctor’s recommendation, Ms.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mary R. Wheatley v. Herman Adler, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Ferreira v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Perkins v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Swinton v. J. Frank Kelly, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Stewart v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Clark v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
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- Upchurch v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Georgetown University v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- Washington Post v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
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