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§ 1–623.01. Definitions - For the purpose of this subchapter: (1) The term “employee”...
§ 1–623.02. Compensation for disability or death of employee - (a) The District of Columbia government shall pay compensation as...
§ 1–623.02a. Administration - The Mayor shall administer and decide all questions arising under...
§ 1–623.02b. Functions — Disability compensation - The functions of the program shall be to: (1) Establish...
§ 1–623.03. Medical services and initial medical and other benefits - (a) The District government shall furnish to an employee who...
§ 1–623.04. Vocational rehabilitation - (a) The Mayor shall direct an individual with a permanent...
§ 1–623.05. Total disability - (a) If the disability is total, subject to the limitations...
§ 1–623.06. Partial disability - (a) If the disability is partial, subject to limitations in...
§ 1–623.06a. Period of disability payments - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
§ 1–623.06b. Report of earnings - (a) The Mayor shall require each employee receiving benefits under...
§ 1–623.07. Compensation schedule - (a) If there is permanent disability involving the loss, or...
§ 1–623.08. Reduction of compensation for subsequent injury to same member - The period of compensation payable under the schedule in §...
§ 1–623.09. Beneficiaries of awards unpaid at death; order of precedence - (a) If an individual: (1) Has sustained disability compensable under...
§ 1–623.10. Augmented compensation for dependents - (a) For the purpose of this section, “dependent” means the...
§ 1–623.11. Additional compensation for services of attendants or vocational rehabilitation - (a) The Mayor may pay an employee who has been...
§ 1–623.12. Maximum and minimum monthly compensation - (a) Except as provided by § 1-623.38, the monthly rate...
§ 1–623.13. Increase, decrease, or suspension of compensation - (a) If an individual: (1) Was a minor or employed...
§ 1–623.14. Computation of pay - (a) For the purpose of this section: (1) The term...
§ 1–623.15. Determination of wage-earning capacity - (a) In determining compensation for partial disability, except permanent partial...
§ 1–623.16. Limitation of right to receive compensation - (a) While an employee is receiving compensation under this subchapter...
§ 1–623.17. Time of accrual of right - (a) An employee is not entitled to compensation or continuation...
§ 1–623.18. Continuation of pay; election to use annual or sick leave - (a) The District of Columbia government shall authorize the continuation...
§ 1–623.19. Notice of injury or death - (a) An employee injured in the performance of his or...
§ 1–623.20. Report of injury - (a) The immediate superior of an employee shall report to...
§ 1–623.21. Claim required; contents - (a) Compensation under this subchapter may be allowed only if...
§ 1–623.22. Time for making claim - (a) An original claim for compensation for disability or death...
§ 1–623.23. Physical examinations - (a) An employee shall submit to examination by a medical...
§ 1–623.24. Time for making claim; finding of facts; award; right to hearing; conduct of hearing - (a) The Mayor or his or her designee shall determine...
§ 1–623.25. Misbehavior at proceedings - If an individual does the following: (1) Disobeys or resists...
§ 1–623.26. Subpoenas; oaths; examination of witnesses - The Mayor, on any matter within his or her jurisdiction...
§ 1–623.27. Representation; attorneys; fees - (a) A claimant may authorize an individual to represent him...
§ 1–623.28. Review of award - (a) The Director of the Department of Employment Services may...
§ 1–623.29. Recovery of overpayments - (a) When an overpayment has been made to an individual...
§ 1–623.30. Assignment of claim - An assignment of a claim for compensation under this subchapter...
§ 1–623.31. Subrogation of the District of Columbia - (a)(1) If an injury or death for which compensation is...
§ 1–623.32. Adjustment after recovery from third person - If an injury or death for which compensation is payable...
§ 1–623.33. Compensation in case of death - (a) If death results from an injury sustained in the...
§ 1–623.34. Funeral expenses; transportation of body - (a) If death results from an injury sustained in the...
§ 1–623.35. Lump-sum settlements - (a) The claimant may enter into an agreement with the...
§ 1–623.36. Injury incurred; initial payments outside United States - If an employee is injured outside the continental United States,...
§ 1–623.37. Compensation for noncitizens and nonresidents - (a) When the Mayor finds that the amount of compensation...
§ 1–623.38. Minimum limit modification for noncitizens and aliens - The minimum limit on monthly compensation for disability under §...
§ 1–623.39. Student-employees - A student-employee, as defined by § 5351 of Title 5...
§ 1–623.40. Administration. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2340, 25...
§ 1–623.41. Adjustments in compensation for disability or death - (a) The Mayor shall award an across-the-board increase in compensation...
§ 1–623.42. Employees’ Compensation Fund - (a)(1) Repealed. (2) There is established in the District of...
§ 1–623.43. Compensation leave - Any employee who has used leave as a result of...
§ 1–623.44. Rules and regulations - The Mayor shall promulgate rules necessary or useful for the...
§ 1–623.45. Career and Educational Services retention rights - (a) In the event the individual resumes employment with the...
§ 1–623.46. Transfer of authority - In accordance with § 1-202.04(e), the disability compensation functions previously...
§ 1–623.47. Modified work program - (a) On a monitored, progressive basis, the Mayor may direct...