Legal Opinion
Mendez v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 2003No. 02-AA-604PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFarrell, Associate J.
D.C.Code § 32-1503(a-l) (2001) (formerly D.C.Code § 36-303(a-l)) declares that “[n]o employee shall receive [workers’] compensation under this chapter and at any time receive compensation under the workers’ compensation law of any other state for the same injury or death.” The Director of the Department of Employment Services (DOES) affirmed an order of a hearing examiner discontinuing workers’ compensation benefits petitioner was receiving after the examiner found that petitioner had received compensation for the same injury under the law of Maryland. Petitioner challenges that decision by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. SoliminoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Oubre v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Short v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Springer v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Walden v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
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