Legal Opinion
Nolting v. National Capital Group, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 12, 1993No. 91-CV-612PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
The District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act (the “Act”) prohibits any employer from discriminating against an employee because that employee has claimed compensation under the Act, and provides an administrative remedy for any such discrimination. D.C.Code § 36-342 (1988). The issue before us is whether an employee who claims she has been discharged in retaliation for making such a claim may eschew the administrative remedy and instead obtain recovery against the employer on a tort theory of wrongful discharge under the narrow “public policy” exception •to the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Adams v. George W. Cochran & Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Mello v. Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Sorrells v. Garfinckel's, Brooks Bros., Miller & Rhoads, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Meiggs v. Associated Builders, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Frank D. Crum v. General Adjustment Bureau and Home Indemnity Company, General Adjustment Bureau and Home Indemnity Company v. Frank D. CrumCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Kassem v. Washington Hospital CenterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
- Laurent v. Bureau of Rehabilitation, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2008
- Atkins v. Industrial Telecommunications Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Hicks v. Association of American Medical CollegesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
- Elemary v. Philipp Holzmann A.G.District Court, District of Columbia · 2008
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