Legal Opinion
King v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 16, 1999No. 98-AA-705PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Petitioner, Michael T. King, was temporarily disabled by acute back pain, which he suffered while working as an electrician at a job site in the District of Columbia. He filed a claim for benefits under the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act of 1979, as amended, D.C.Code §§ 36-301 et seq. (1997) (hereinafter, the “Act” or the “WCA”). His claim was dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the ground that his employment was not “principally localized” in the District.
King’s petition for review of that decision calls upon us to analyze the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Mary R. Wheatley v. Herman Adler, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Ferreira v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Hughes v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Grain Handling Co. v. SweeneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Perkins v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by29 opinions
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