Employer's Payments Under Short-Term Disability Plan Were Advance Payments of Compensation

The District of Columbia's highest court ruled that payments made from an employer-funded short-term disability policy to an employee who suffers a work-related injury are advance payments of compensation for purposes of the Workers' Compensation Act. Case: Felder v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, No. 12-AA-1773, 08/07/2014, published. Facts: Mark Felder worked as a cable-splicer mechanic for Pepco. He injured his back and right leg in December 2009, but did not see a doctor until six months later. The doctor diagnosed him with a herniated disk, and Feld...