Legal Opinion
Orius Telecommunications, Inc. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 5, 2004No. 03-AA-390PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
Orius Telecommunications, Inc. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company petition for review of a decision rendered by the director of the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services determining that Orius’s employee, Carvellas Sellers, is entitled to a penalty fee under the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act of 1979 for petitioners’ failure to pay workers’ compensation benefits in a timely manner. Petitioners claim that the director misinterpreted the statute and, in any event, that the imposition of a penalty on the particular facts of this case…
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