Legal Opinion
Washington Hospital Center v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 24, 2003No. 00-AA-337PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
This petition for review challenges a decision of the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES) granting temporary total disability benefits to intervenor (hereafter Thielke). The principal issue raised, one of first impression in this jurisdiction, is whether an injury resulting from a pre-employment inoculation obtained as a condition of employment pursuant to local regulations can be deemed to have occurred in the course of employment under the District’s Worker’s Compensation statute. Petitioner also challenges the causal connection between the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Canlas v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Clark v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Whittaker v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Sibley Memorial Hospital v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Metropolitan Poultry v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Hicks's CaseMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
- Washington Hospital Center v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
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