The District of Columbia Court of Appeals overturned a decision of the Compensation Review Board providing a security guard with a 0% permanent partial disability rating for a knee injury that had left him unable to stand for prolonged periods of time, run or ride a bicycle.
Case: Abebe v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, No. 16-AA-873, 06/07/2018, published.
Facts: Solomon Abebe worked as a security guard at a CVS drug store. His job required that he be able to stand for the entirety of his eight-hour shifts while watching for shoplifters.
While he was at work i...
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