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Accenture, LLP, “Employer”, and American Zurich Insurance Company, “Insurer”, by and through their undersigned attorneys, Tony D. Villeral, esq. and Franklin & Prokopik, P.C., hereby submit the District of Columbia does not have jurisdiction over the subject claim pursuant to D.C. Code § 32-1503. Employer offers management consulting and outsourcing of services for numerous private companies and federal agencies throughout the country. Claimant was originally hired on 4/3/12 as a Human Performance Practitioner in the state of Virginia. (Exhibit 1: Offer Letter) The contract for hire was not entered into in the District of Columbia but rather the Employer’s principal place of business located at 1525 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA. Moreover, on 4/3/12 the Claimant lived in Great Falls, VA and on the date of the subject accident, 5/6/16, Claimant lived at her current residence in Front Royal, VA. On 5/6/16 Claimant was working on a project for Employer’s client, “Leidos” to support the U.S. Department of Defense. The Claimant was assigned …show more content…

Hughes v. DOES, 498 A.2d 567 (D.C. 1985). To determine the location of the employment relationship, the following facts must be weighed: 1) the place of the employer’s business at which the employee performs the principal services for which she was hired; or 2) if there is no such office or facility, the employee’s residence, the place where the contract is made, and the place of performance; or 3) if neither 1 or 2 is applicable, the employee’s base of operations. Id. Once the location of the employment relationship has been established, the employment relationship will be principally localized in the District if the contacts between the District and the employment relationship are more substantial than the contacts between the employment relationship and any other jurisdiction.

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