FARRELL, Associate Judge.
D.C.Code § 32-1515(f) (2001) provides that "[i]f any [worker's] compensation, payable under the terms of an award, is not paid within 10 days after it becomes due, there shall be added to such unpaid compensation an amount equal to 20% thereof. . . ." The statute further states as relevant here, that an employer late in paying compensation may be relieved of the 20% penalty only if the Mayor (through his agent, the Department of Employment...
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