Legal Opinion
Powers v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1989No. 87-1266PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Powers suffered a back injury at work and could no longer perform all the duties required by his old job with the National Geographic Society. Nevertheless, the Society retained him in a light-duty job at his former wage level. Several months later the employee resigned in order to take a higher-paying job with the U.S. Postal Service. After a few weeks, he quit because the duties of the new job were too rough on his injured back. The Society refused to rehire him. It took Powers about five months to find new employment. Powers filed a claim for workers’ compensation…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Smith v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Bajdek's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Bryant v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1974
- Continental Insurance Company v. LámarCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Pearl v. Builders Iron FoundrySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1947
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Dominique v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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