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POWERS v. DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

No. 87-1266.

566 A.2d 1068 (1989)

Sylvester W. POWERS, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, Respondent. National Geographic Society and The Hartford Insurance Company, Intervenors.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 30, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael V. Kowalski, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

Herbert O. Reid, Sr., Acting Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Mary L. Wilson, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., filed a brief, for respondent.

William S. Hopkins, Washington, D.C., for intervenor.

Before NEWMAN, BELSON and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Powers suffered a back injury at work and could no longer perform all the duties required by his old job with the National Geographic Society. Nevertheless, the Society retained him in a light-duty job at his former wage level. Several months later the employee resigned in order to take a higher-paying job with the U.S. Postal Service. After a few weeks, he quit because the duties of the new job were too rough on his injured back. The Society...

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