District of Columbia Code
Chapter 15 - Workers’ Compensation
§ 32–1526. Attendance of witnesses

No person shall be required to attend as a witness in any proceeding before the Mayor at more than 25 miles of the place of the hearing, unless his lawful mileage and fee for 1 day’s attendance shall be first paid or tendered to him; but the testimony of any witness including that of an interested party may be taken by deposition or interrogatories according to the rules of practice of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(July 1, 1980, D.C. Law 3-77, § 27, 27 DCR 2503.)
1981 Ed., § 36-326.

Structure District of Columbia Code

District of Columbia Code

Title 32 - Labor

Chapter 15 - Workers’ Compensation

§ 32–1501. Definitions

§ 32–1502. Administration; annual report to Council

§ 32–1503. Coverage

§ 32–1504. Exclusiveness of liability and remedy

§ 32–1505. Commencement of compensation; maximum compensation

§ 32–1506. Supplemental allowance

§ 32–1507. Medical services, supplies, and insurance

§ 32–1508. Compensation for disability

§ 32–1509. Compensation for death

§ 32–1510. Occupational disease

§ 32–1511. Determination of average weekly wage

§ 32–1512. Guardian for minor or incompetent

§ 32–1513. Notice of injury or death

§ 32–1514. Time for filing claims

§ 32–1515. Payment of compensation

§ 32–1516. Invalid agreements

§ 32–1517. Assignment of compensation; exemption from claims of creditors

§ 32–1518. Compensation as lien against assets

§ 32–1519. Collection of defaulted payments

§ 32–1520. Procedure in respect of claims

§ 32–1521. Presumptions

§ 32–1521.01. Establishment of Compensation Order Review Board

§ 32–1522. Review of compensation orders

§ 32–1523. Appearance of Attorney General for the District of Columbia for Mayor

§ 32–1524. Modification of awards

§ 32–1525. Hearings before Mayor

§ 32–1526. Attendance of witnesses

§ 32–1527. Witness fees

§ 32–1528. Costs in proceedings brought without reasonable grounds; penalty for unreasonable delay in payment of compensation

§ 32–1529. Powers of Mayor

§ 32–1530. Attorney fees

§ 32–1531. Employer record of injury or death

§ 32–1532. Employer reports

§ 32–1533. Penalty for misrepresentation

§ 32–1534. Security for payment of compensation

§ 32–1535. Compensation for injuries where third persons are liable

§ 32–1536. Notice of compensation secured

§ 32–1537. Discharge of liability

§ 32–1538. Insurance policies

§ 32–1539. Failure to secure payment of compensation

§ 32–1540. Special fund

§ 32–1541. Administration fund

§ 32–1542. Retaliatory actions by employer prohibited

§ 32–1542.01. Establishment of Commission

§ 32–1542.02. Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking; rate filings

§ 32–1542.03. Anti-fraud reporting requirement

§ 32–1542.04. Compliance

§ 32–1543. Appropriations

§ 32–1544. Severability

§ 32–1545. Effective date