The District of Columbia's highest court vacated a decision by the Compensation Review Board regarding the effect of an injured worker's failure to cooperate with vocational rehabilitation and asked the board to explain its reasoning for why it had jurisdiction to address this issue when it was not raised by either party.Case: Brown v. District of Columbia Dept. of Employment Services, No. 12-AA-418, 01/23/2014, published.Facts: Nathalia Brown suffered an electric shock in March 1995 while working as the lead shop mechanic for the Potomac Electric Power Co. A coworker who saw her come ...
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