Legal Opinion

Beta Construction Co. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 6, 2000No. 98-AA-448PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELSON, Senior Judge:

Petitioners Beta Construction Company and PMA Group Insurance Company challenge the decision of the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (“Director”) affirming a compensation order which granted benefits to Carolyn Lewis, the intervenor, following the work-related death of her husband, Stanley Lewis. The Director concluded that Lewis is entitled to receive death benefits as a “widow” under the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act of 1979, D.C.Code §§ 36-301 et seq. (1997 Repl.) (“D.C.Act”). Petitioners contend that the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. Smith v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Oubre v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Harris v. District of Columbia Office of Worker's CompensationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Harrington v. MossDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Logan v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. Orius Telecommunications, Inc. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. Pickrel v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. Johnson v. BryanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003

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