Legal Opinion
Sinobia Newell-Brinkley v. Diana Haines Walton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 16, 2014No. 12-CV-416PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLEESE, Associate Judge:
Officer Newell-Brinkley of the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) injured her back while working. As a result, MPD permitted her to take sick leave that was not charged against her leave balance (“non-chargeable sick leave”). Before Officer Newell-Brinkley returned to work full time from her on-the-job injury, MPD began to charge her sick leave against her leave balance, because her blood pressure was high and MPD concluded that her blood-pressure problem was not work-related. Officer Newell-Brinkley challenged MPD’s decision, seeking both reimbursement for…
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