Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Greater Washington Central Labor Council
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 28, 1982No. 80-1311, 80-1312PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Associate Judge:
This case presents the issue of whether the District of Columbia Council exceeded its legislative authority under the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, D.C.Code 1981, §§ 1 — 201 et seq., (Self-Government Act), when it enacted the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act of 1979, D.C.Law 3-77, 27 D.C.Reg. 2503 (1980) (codified at D.C.Code 1981, §§ 36-301 et seq.), and repealed the existing workmen’s compensation legislation applicable to the private sector in the District of Columbia. The trial court concluded that it did. In…
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