CRB Erred in Declining to Award Benefits for Security Guard's Knee Injury

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...