Legal Opinion
Epstein, Becker, & Green v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 27, 2004No. 03-AA-183PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
For the second time in this ease, we are obliged to reverse a decision of the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES) and remand for further proceedings. The issue before the agency and this court throughout has been whether intervenor, Ethel Johnson, a recipient of workers’ compensation benefits, unreasonably failed to cooperate with vocational rehabilitation services offered by her employer (hereafter Epstein). See D.C.Code § 32-1507(d) (2001). In the latest decision on remand, the Director adopted and applied a requirement of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- William David Hensley v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Reichley v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Epstein, Becker & Green v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Washington Hospital Center v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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