District of Columbia Code
Chapter 15 - Workers’ Compensation
§ 32–1544. Severability

Should a court of competent jurisdiction declare any provision of this chapter to be unconstitutional or beyond the authority of the Council of the District of Columbia, such declaration shall have no effect upon any other provision of this chapter.
(July 1, 1980, D.C. Law 3-77, § 45, 27 DCR 2503.)
1981 Ed., § 36-344.

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