Legal Opinion
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 1, 2009No. 07-AA-888PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruiz, Associate Judge:
Petitioner seeks reversal of a decision of the Compensation Review Board (CRB) of the D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) which affirmed the Compensation Order of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Terri Thompson Mallett awarding temporary total disability benefits to inter-venor, Kelly Millhouse. We agree with the CRB’s interpretation that the workers’ compensation statute’s one-year limitation on requests for modification did not bar claimant’s timely filed new claim even if benefits had previously been awarded with respect to the same work-related accident, but…
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