Legal Opinion
Negussie v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 25, 2007No. 05-AA-852PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Petitioner Solomon Negussie petitions for review of a decision of the Compensation Review Board (“CRB”) of the Department of Employment Services (“DOES”) which affirmed an Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) compensation order under the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”). 1 He claims, in part, that the ALJ failed to exercise independent judgment regarding his permanent partial disability percentage rating under D.C.Code § 32-1508 (2001). We hold that ALJs have discretion in determining disability percentage ratings because, as used in the Act,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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