Court Upholds ORM Authority to Promulgate Rule for Attorney Fees Awards

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that the Office of Risk Management has the authority to promulgate rules regarding Department of Employment Services public sector adjudications, and that a woman received an appropriate award. Case: Webb v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, No. 17-AA-882, 03/21/2019, published. Facts: Nikeesha Webb began working for the Metropolitan Police Department in 1989. In October 2012, she began working in the MPD's Henry J. Daly Building. In 2014, the building’s roof began leaking, and water intruded into the suite wher...