District of Columbia Code
Title 51 - Social Security
Chapter 1 - Unemployment Compensation

Subchapter I - General

Part A - Administration of The District Unemployment Fund

§ 51–101. Definitions - As used in this subchapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:...

§ 51–102. District Unemployment Fund - (a) There is hereby established the District Unemployment Fund, as...

§ 51–103. Employer contributions - (a) Each employer who employs 1 or more individuals in...

§ 51–104. Payment of employer contributions - (a) The contributions required by § 51-103, or payment in...

§ 51–105. Service of process on nonresident employers - Any nonresident employer, for whom services constituting employment subject to...

§ 51–106. Deposit in Unemployment Trust Fund; contents of Fund; balance - (a) All moneys received in the District Unemployment Fund from...

§ 51–107. Determination of amount and duration of benefits - (a) On and after January 1, 1938, benefits shall become...

§ 51–107.01. Delayed unemployment compensation payments - (a)(1) No later than December 31, 2021, the Director shall...

§ 51–108. Payment of benefits and refunds - Moneys shall be requisitioned from the District of Columbia account...

§ 51–109. Eligibility for benefits - An unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with...

§ 51–109.01. Eligibility for benefits; Educational Stepladder program - (a) An individual who is receiving benefits pursuant to §...

§ 51–110. Disqualification for benefits - (a)(1) For weeks commencing after March 15, 1983, any individual...

§ 51–110.01. Applicability to certain federal employees. [Not Funded] - Not Funded. (Aug. 28, 1935, 49 Stat. 951, ch. 794,...

§ 51–110.02. Supporting Essential Workers Special Fund - (a) There is established as a special fund the Supporting...

§ 51–111. Determination of claims; hearing; appeal; witness fees - (a) Claims for benefits shall be made in accordance with...

§ 51–112. Review of Board’s decision - Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Director may...

§ 51–113. Administration of provisions of subchapter; disclosure of information - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...

§ 51–114. Payment of administrative expenses - (a) All moneys received by the Director from the United...

§ 51–115. District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Board; powers and duties; tenure of office; compensation. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Aug. 28, 1935, 49 Stat. 954, ch. 794, §...

§ 51–116. Reciprocal arrangements authorized - (a) The Director is hereby authorized to enter into reciprocal...

§ 51–117. Records and reports; inspection; penalties for violation - (a) Every employing unit, whether or not liable to pay...

§ 51–118. Protection of rights and benefits; child support obligations - (a) No agreement by any individual to waive any of...

§ 51–119. Penalties for false statements or representations - (a) Whoever makes a false statement or representation knowing it...

§ 51–120. Disposition of fines - The amount of all fines collected pursuant to the provisions...

§ 51–121. Representation of Board in court - (a) On the request of the Director the United States...

§ 51–122. All audits by Office of the Inspector General - All audits herein prescribed shall be made by the Office...

§ 51–123. Right to amend or repeal reserved - All rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this subchapter or...

§ 51–124. Severability - If any provisions of this subchapter, or the application thereof...

§ 51–125. Effective date - This subchapter shall take effect as of 12:01 antemeridian on...

§ 51–126. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the “District of Columbia...

§ 51–127. Duties of the Mayor - (a) Wherever this subchapter prescribes the performance of a duty...

Part B - Domestic Violence

§ 51–131. Separation from employment due to domestic violence - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, no otherwise...

§ 51–132. Supporting evidence required to support payment of benefits due to domestic violence - A claimant may be eligible to receive benefits for separation...

§ 51–133. Employer liability - (a) Benefits paid pursuant to this part shall not be...

§ 51–134. Employee awareness training - (a) Within 180 days of June 19, 2004, and pursuant...

§ 51–135. Reporting requirement - The Director shall each year submit to the Mayor, for...

§ 51–136. Disclosure of information pertaining to domestic violence claimant - The release of information pertaining to a domestic violence claimant,...

Subchapter II - Miscellaneous

§ 51–151. Employer contributions by the District of Columbia - Appropriations for the District of Columbia shall be available for...

§ 51–152. Unemployment Compensation Study Commission on the Solvency of the District Unemployment Fund. [Expired] - Expired. (May 7, 1983, D.C. Law 5-3, § 3, 30...

Subchapter III - Shared Work Program

§ 51–171. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Affected...

§ 51–172. Shared work unemployment compensation program - The Director shall establish a shared work unemployment compensation program...

§ 51–173. Employer participation in the shared work unemployment compensation program - (a) Employer participation in the shared work unemployment compensation program...

§ 51–174. Approval and disapproval of a shared work plan - (a)(1) The Director shall approve or disapprove an application for...

§ 51–175. Effective date and expiration, termination, or revocation of a shared work plan - (a) A shared work plan shall be effective on the...

§ 51–176. Modification of a shared work plan - (a) An employer may not implement a substantial modification to...

§ 51–177. Employee eligibility for shared work benefits - (a) A participating employee is eligible to receive shared work...

§ 51–178. Payment of shared work benefits - (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection,...