Legal Opinion

Metro Fire Prot. v. D.C. Dep't of Emp't Servs.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 3, 2018No. 17-AA-29Published

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Senior Judge:

In this workers' compensation case, the employer-petitioner appeals a Decision and Order of the Compensation Review Board ("CRB") granting benefits for total temporary disability to an employee injured on the job. The case concerns an employee on "light duty" work restrictions who unsuccessfully claimed compensation after his employer went out of business, but who was awarded compensation-the issue on appeal here-after being fired by his next employer. For the reasons set forth below we affirm.

I. Factual Summary

This case concerns a 2015 injury suffered by the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Dell v. Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Ferreira v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. Reyes v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. Stewart v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992

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