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Walden v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

DCSeptember 14, 2000No. 97-AA-1845Cited 9 times

Case Details

Judge(s)
Terry and Farrell, Associate Judges, and Pryor, Senior Judge
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
appeal

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Wrongful Termination

Outcome

The court reversed the Director's decision denying modification of the workers' compensation order and remanded the case for further proceedings, holding that the hearing examiner erred in interpreting the statute and that the knee is part of the leg under the District of Columbia Workers' Compensation Act.

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