Legal Opinion
Upchurch v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 25, 2001No. 00-AA-1289PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
Petitioner, Robert Upchurch, appeals the decision of the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services to affirm the denial of disability benefits to Upchurch under the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act (Act). Upchurch’s claim for disability compensation arose from an on-the-job work injury, which occurred while he was employed with The Washington Post (Post). Upchurch alleges that the Director erred, as a matter of law, when he concluded that because Upchurch had been terminated from his employment with the Post, there was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ferreira v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Clark v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Washington Post v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Canlas v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Negussie v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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