Administrative Hearing Record Can Be Kept Open for Submission of IME Report

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured nurse, finding the record of the administrative hearing was properly left open for the employer to submit a report from an independent medical examiner. Case: Claridad v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, No. 18-AA-1258, 06/04/2020, published. Facts: Melba P. Claridad injured her right arm in 2015 while working as a nurse in the surgical intensive care unit at Howard University Hospital. She received treatment from Dr. Robert Wilson, a board-certified orthop...