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DC Code § 1-623.06a (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation|§ 1-623.06a. Period of disability payments

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, for any one injury causing temporary total or temporary partial disability, the payment for disability benefits shall not continue for more than a total of 500 weeks; provided, that within the last 52 weeks, the claimant shall be entitled to a hearing before an Office of Administrative Hearings judge for purposes of determining whether the claimant has a permanent disability. The hearing shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of § 1-623.24(b). Within 30 days after the hearing, the Mayor shall notify the claimant, the Attorney General, and the Office of Personnel in writing of his or her decision and any permanent disability award that he or she may make and the basis of the decision. (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any employee whose date of hire was before January 1, 1980. (c) Subsection (a) shall apply one year after September 24, 2010.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2306a; as added Sept. 24, 2010, D.C. Law 18-223, § 1062(b)(7), 57 DCR 6242.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 1-623.05 and § 1-623.06. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 1062(b)(7) of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542). For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 2(b) of Public Sector Workers’ Compensation Return to Work Clarifying Emergency Amendment Act of 2011 (D.C. Act 19-158, October 11, 2011, 58 DCR 8881). Temporary Legislation Section 2(b) of D.C. Law 19-69 added a section to read as follows: “Sec. 2306b. Earnings affidavit. “(a) The Mayor shall require each employee receiving benefits under this title to report his or her earnings from employment or self-employment, by affidavit or otherwise, including by providing copies of tax documents or authorization for the Mayor to obtain copies of tax documents, in the manner and at the times the Mayor specifies. The employee shall include in the affidavit or report the value of housing, board, lodging, and other advantages which are part of his or her earnings in employment or self-employment and which can be estimated in money. “(b) An employee forfeits his or her right to compensation with respect to any period for which the affidavit or report was required if the employee: “(1) Fails to file a complete affidavit or report when required; or “(2) Knowingly omits or understates any part of his or her earnings. “(c) Compensation forfeited under this section, if already paid, shall be recovered by a deduction from the compensation payable to the employee or otherwise recovered under section 2329 unless recovery is waived under that section.”. Section 4(b) of D.C. Law 19-69 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
DC Code § 1-623.06b (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation|§ 1-623.06b. Report of earnings

(a) The Mayor shall require each employee receiving benefits under this subchapter to report his or her earnings from employment or self-employment by affidavit, including by providing copies of tax returns and authorizing the Mayor to obtain copies of tax documents, within 30 days of a written request for a report of earnings. (b) An employee shall forfeit his or her right to workers’ compensation with respect to any period for which the report of earnings was required if the employee: (1) Fails to file a complete report of earnings within 30 days of a written request for a report of earnings; or (2) Knowingly omits or understates any part of his or her earnings. (c) Workers’ compensation forfeited under this section, if already paid, may be recovered by a deduction from future workers’ compensation payments owed to the employee or otherwise recovered under § 1-623.29. (d) The Mayor shall notify any employee receiving workers’ compensation benefits, on forms prescribed by the Mayor, of that employee’s affirmative duty to report earnings and shall specifically notify the employee that a failure to report earnings may subject him or her to termination from the program and civil or criminal liability. The notice by the Mayor may be satisfied by printing the notice on the employee payee statement portion of the indemnity check sent to the employee. (e) For the purposes of this section, the term “earnings” includes any cash, wages, or salary received from self-employment or from any other employment aside from the employment in which the worker was injured. The term “earnings” also includes commissions, bonuses, and the cash value of all payments and benefits received in any form other than cash. Commissions and bonuses earned before disability but received during the time the employee is receiving workers’ compensation benefits do not constitute earnings that must be reported.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2306b; as added Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 1022(b)(2), 61 DCR 9990.)  Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) addition of D.C. Law 2-139, § 2306b, concerning report of earnings, see § 1022(b)( 2) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-377, July 14, 2014, 61 DCR 7598, 20 STAT 3696). For temporary (90 days) addition of D.C. Law 2-139, § 2306b, concerning report of earnings, see § 1022(b)( 2) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-449, October 10, 2014, 61 DCR 10915, 20 STAT 4188). For temporary (90 days) addition of D.C. Law 2-139, § 2306b, concerning report of earnings, see § 1022(b)( 2) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Second Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-566, January 9, 2015, 62 DCR 884, 21 STAT 541).
DC Code § 1-623.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation|§ 1-623.08. Reduction of compensation for subsequent injury to same member

The period of compensation payable under the schedule in § 1-623.07 is reduced by the period of compensation paid or payable under the schedule for an earlier injury if: (1) Compensation in both cases is for disability of the same member or function or different parts of the same member or function or for disfigurement; and (2) the Mayor finds that compensation payable for the later disability, in whole or in part, would duplicate the compensation payable for the preexisting disability. In such a case, compensation for disability continuing after the scheduled period starts on the expiration of that period as reduced under this section.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2308, 25 DCR 5740.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-624.8. 1973 Ed., § 1-353.8.
DC Code § 1-623.11 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation|§ 1-623.11. Additional compensation for services of attendants or vocational rehabilitation

(a) The Mayor may pay an employee who has been awarded compensation an additional sum of not more than $500 a month, as he or she considers necessary, when he or she finds that the service of an attendant is necessary constantly because the employee is totally blind or has lost the use of both hands or both feet or is paralyzed and unable to walk or because of another disability resulting from the injury making him or her so helpless as to require constant attendance. (b) The Mayor may pay an individual undergoing vocational rehabilitation under § 1-623.04 additional compensation necessary for his or her maintenance, but not to exceed $200 a month.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2311, 25 DCR 5740.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-624.11. 1973 Ed., § 1-353.11. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-623.12.
DC Code § 1-623.12 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation|§ 1-623.12. Maximum and minimum monthly compensation

(a) Except as provided by § 1-623.38, the monthly rate of compensation for disability, including augmented compensation under § 1-623.10, but not including additional compensation under § 1-623.11, may not be more than 75% of the monthly pay of the maximum rate of basic pay for GS-15 as provided in § 5332 of Title 5 of the United States Code or its equivalent as provided in subchapter XI of this chapter. In case of total disability and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the monthly rate of compensation may not be less than 75% of the monthly pay of the minimum rate of basic pay for GS-2 as provided in § 5332 of Title 5 of the United States Code or its equivalent as provided in subchapter XI of this chapter, or the amount of the monthly pay of the employee, whichever is less. (b) For employees hired after December 31, 1979, who make a claim for compensation for disability or death after December 29, 1994, except as provided in § 1-623.38, the monthly rate of compensation for disability, including augmented compensation under § 1-623.10, but not including additional compensation under § 1-623.11, may not be more than 73% of the monthly pay of the maximum rate of basic pay for DS-12, Step 10. In the case of total disability the monthly rate of compensation may not be less than 75% of the monthly pay of the minimum rate of basic pay for DS-2, Step 1, or the amount of the monthly pay of the employee, whichever is less.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2312, 25 DCR 5740; Sept. 26, 1995, D.C. Law 11-52, § 810(e), 42 DCR 3684.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-624.12. 1973 Ed., § 1-353.12. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-623.38.
DC Code § 1-623.15 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation|§ 1-623.15. Determination of wage-earning capacity

(a) In determining compensation for partial disability, except permanent partial disability compensable under §§ 1-623.07 and 1-623.09, the wage-earning capacity of an employee is determined by his or her actual earnings, if his or her actual earnings fairly and reasonably represent his or her wage-earning capacity. If the actual earnings of the employee do not fairly and reasonably represent his or her wage-earning capacity, or if the employee has no actual earnings, his or her wage-earning capacity as appears reasonable under the circumstances is determined with due regard to the following: (1) The nature of his or her injury; (2) The degree of physical impairment; (3) His or her usual employment; (4) His or her age; (5) His or her qualifications for other employment; (6) The availability of suitable employment; and (7) Other factors or circumstances which may affect his or her wage-earning capacity as a worker with a disability. (b) Section 1-623.14 is applicable in determining the wage-earning capacity of an employee after the beginning of partial disability.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2315, 25 DCR 5740; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 3(k), 53 DCR 6198.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-624.15. 1973 Ed., § 1-353.15. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-305, in subsec. (a)(7), substituted “as a worker with a disability” for “in his or her disabled condition”.
DC Code § 1-623.17 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation|§ 1-623.17. Time of accrual of right

(a) An employee is not entitled to compensation or continuation of pay as provided in § 1-623.18 for the first 3 days of temporary disability which would have otherwise been workdays for the employee, except: (1) When the disability exceeds 14 calendar days; (2) When the disability is followed by permanent disability; or (3) As provided by §§ 1-623.03 and 1-623.04. (b) An employee may use annual or sick leave to his or her credit at the time the disability begins but the time period specified in subsection (a) of this section does not begin to run until the use of annual or sick leave ends.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2317, 25 DCR 5740; Aug. 7, 1980, D.C. Law 3-81, § 2(v), 27 DCR 2632.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-624.17. 1973 Ed., § 1-353.17.
DC Code § 1-623.18 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation|§ 1-623.18. Continuation of pay; election to use annual or sick leave

(a) The District of Columbia government shall authorize the continuation of pay of an employee, as defined in paragraph (1) of § 1-623.01, who has filed a claim for a period of wage loss due to a traumatic injury with his or her immediate superior on a form approved by the Mayor within the time specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of § 1-623.22. (b) Continuation of pay under this subchapter shall be furnished: (1) Unless controverted under rules and regulations of the Mayor; (2) For a period not to exceed 45 days for employees hired before January 1, 1980, or for employees who have a claim for compensation for disability pending on December 29, 1994, provided that the period of continuation of pay shall not exceed 21 days for all other employees, beginning 2 years after December 29, 1994; and (3) Under accounting procedures and such other rules and regulations as the Mayor may require. (c) If a claim under subsection (a) of this section is denied by the Mayor, payments under this section, at the option of the employee, shall be charged to sick or annual leave or shall be deemed overpayments of pay within the meaning of § 5584 of Title 5 of the United States Code or equivalent provisions of this chapter. (d) Payments under this section shall not be considered compensation as defined by paragraph (12) of § 1-623.01.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2318, 25 DCR 5740; Aug. 7, 1980, D.C. Law 3-81, § 2(w), 27 DCR 2632; Sept. 26, 1995, D.C. Law 11-52, § 810(g), 42 DCR 3684.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-624.18. 1973 Ed., § 1-353.18. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-623.17.
DC Code § 1-623.19 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation|§ 1-623.19. Notice of injury or death

(a) An employee injured in the performance of his or her duty, or someone on his or her behalf, shall give notice thereof. Notice of a death believed to be related to the employment shall be given by an eligible beneficiary specified in § 1-623.33, or someone on his or her behalf. A notice of injury or death shall: (1) Be given within 30 days after the injury or death; (2) Be given to the immediate superior of the employee by personal delivery or by depositing it in the mail properly stamped and addressed; (3) Be in writing; (4) State the name and address of the employee; (5) State the year, month, day, hour when, and the particular locality where the injury or death occurred; (6) State the cause and nature of the injury, or in the case of death, the employment factors believed to be the cause; (7) Be signed by and contain the address of the individual giving the notice; and (8) Be accompanied by a form approved by the Mayor authorizing access to all related medical and earnings data concerning the claimant. (b) Failure to give the notice shall not bar any claim under this chapter: (1) If the employer or the Disability Compensation Fund had actual knowledge of the injury or death and its relationship to the employment and the employer has not been prejudiced by failure to give the notice; (2) If the Mayor or his or her designee excuses the failure on the ground that for some satisfactory reason the notice could not be given; or (3) Unless objection to the failure is not raised before the Mayor at the first hearing of a claim for compensation relating to the injury or death at the Department of Employment Services. (c) The time limitations in this section shall not apply to: (1) A minor until he or she reaches 21 years of age or has had a legal representative appointed; or (2) An incompetent individual while he or she is incompetent and has no duly appointed legal representative.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2319, 25 DCR 5740; Apr. 5, 2005, D.C. Law 15-290, § 2(b), 52 DCR 1449; Mar. 8, 2007, D.C. Law 16-231, § 2(a), 54 DCR 365; Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-294, § 2(a), 54 DCR 1086.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-624.19. 1973 Ed., § 1-353.19. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-623.22. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-290 added subsecs. (b) and (c). D.C. Law 16-231, in subsec. (b)(3), substituted “is not raised” for “is raised”. D.C. Law 16-294, in subsec. (b), deleted “if” from the end of the lead-in text, inserted “If” at the beginning of pars. (1) and (2), and inserted “Unless” at the beginning of par. (3).
DC Code § 1-623.20 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation|§ 1-623.20. Report of injury

 *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on December 24, 2021. To view the text of this section after the expiration of the temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version.*  (a) The immediate superior of an employee shall report to the Mayor an injury to the employee that results in his or her death or probable injury within 3 days from the date of the injury or death or the date that the superior has knowledge of the injury, whichever is earlier. (a-1) The employer of an employee who has contracted COVID-19 (the disease caused by the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or any of its recognized mutant variations) in the course of and within the scope of employment or whose contact with others in the course of and within the scope of employment makes the contracting of COVID-19 probable shall report the injury or probable injury to the Mayor in accordance with subsection (a) of this section. (b) Notwithstanding § 1-623.24(a)(1), failure of a superior to report an injury or death shall not impair a claimant’s right to compensation. The Mayor may: (1) Prescribe the information that the report shall contain; (2) Require the immediate superior to make supplemental reports; and (3) Obtain such additional reports and information from employees as are agreed on by the Mayor and the head of the employing agency.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2320, 25 DCR 5740; Apr. 5, 2005, D.C. Law 15-290, § 2(c), 52 DCR 1449; May 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-6, § 302(b), 68 DCR 003198.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-624.20. 1973 Ed., § 1-353.20. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-290 rewrote the section which had read: “Immediately after an injury to an employee which results in his or her death or probable disability, his or her immediate superior shall report to the Mayor. The Mayor may: “(1) Prescribe the information that the report shall contain; “(2) Require the immediate superior to make supplemental reports; and “(3) Obtain such additional reports and information from employees as are agreed on by the Mayor and the head of the employing agency.” Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 302(b) of Workplace Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-26, Feb. 26, 2021, 68 DCR 002616).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 302(b) of Workplace Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Temporary Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-6, May 13, 2021, 68 DCR 003198).
DC Code § 1-623.21 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation|§ 1-623.21. Claim required; contents

(a) Compensation under this subchapter may be allowed only if an individual or someone on his or her behalf makes claim therefor. The claim shall: (1) Be made in writing within the time specified by § 1-623.22; (2) Be delivered to the Office of the Mayor or to an individual whom the Mayor may designate by rules and regulations, or deposited in the mail properly stamped and addressed to the Mayor or his or her designee; (3) Be on a form approved by the Mayor; (4) Contain all information required by the Mayor; (5) Be sworn to by the individual entitled to compensation or someone on his or her behalf; and (6) Except in case of death, be accompanied by a certificate of the physician of the employee stating the nature of the injury and the nature and probable extent of the disability. (b) The Mayor may waive paragraphs (3) through (6) of subsection (a) of this section for reasonable cause shown.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2321, 25 DCR 5740; Aug. 7, 1980, D.C. Law 3-81, § 2(x), 27 DCR 2632.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-624.21. 1973 Ed., § 1-353.21.
DC Code § 1-623.22 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation|§ 1-623.22. Time for making claim

(a) An original claim for compensation for disability or death must be filed within 2 years after the injury or death. Compensation for disability or death, including medical care in a disability case, may not be allowed if claim is not filed within that time unless: (1) The immediate superior has actual knowledge of the injury or death within 30 days. The knowledge must be such to put the immediate superior reasonably on notice of an on-the-job injury or death; or (2) Written notice of injury or death as specified in § 1-623.19 was given within 30 days. (b) In a case of latent disability, the time for filing a claim does not begin to run until the employee has a compensable disability and is aware, or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been aware, of the causal relationship of the compensable disability to his or her employment. In such a case, the time for giving notice of injury begins to run when the employee is aware or, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have been aware that his or her condition is causally related to his or her employment, whether or not there is a compensable disability. (c) The timely filing of a disability claim because of injury will satisfy the time requirements for a death claim based on the same injury. (d) The time limitations in subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not: (1) Begin to run against a minor until he or she reaches 21 years of age or has had a legal representative appointed; or (2) Run against an incompetent individual while he or she is incompetent and has no duly appointed legal representative; or (3) Run against any individual whose failure to comply is excused by the Mayor on the ground that such notice could not be given because of exceptional circumstances. (e) An injured worker may reopen a case within one year after the date of the last payment of indemnity or the final order issued by a judicial entity.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2322, 25 DCR 5740; Aug. 7, 1980, D.C. Law 3-81, § 2(y), 27 DCR 2632; Sept. 24, 2010, D.C. Law 18-223, § 1062(b)(12), 57 DCR 6242.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-624.22. 1973 Ed., § 1-353.22. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-623.18 and § 1-623.21. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 18-223, in subsec. (a), substituted “2 years” for “3 years”; and added subsec. (e). Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1062(b)(12) of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).