D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 7. EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS |
Chapter 7-2. PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM |
Section 7-251. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMPENSATION ORDER REVIEW BOARD
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251.1Pursuant to Administrative Policy Issuance No. 05-01 (February 5, 2005), the Director established the Compensation Order Review Board to which the Director delegated and assigned the administrative review authority formerly vested in the Office of the Director under the Public Sector and Private Sector Acts.
251.2The authority of the Board is quasi-judicial in nature, involving the review and determination of appeals from compensation orders (including final decisions or orders granting or denying benefits) by the Administrative Hearings Division and/or the Office of Workers' Compensation under the Public Sector and Private Sector Acts, consistent with statutory authority.
251.3The Board is established within the Office of Hearings and Adjudication (OHA), within the Office of the Assistant Director/Labor Standards Bureau, Department of Employment Services.