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Workers' Compensation - DOES
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Report job-related injury or illness promptly to the employer.
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Report job-related injury or illness in writing to the Office of Workers’ Compensation within 30 days of occurrence or awareness.
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Complete the DCWC Form 7. The form can be obtained from the employer, insurance carrier, or Office of Workers' Compensation.
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Keep a copy of the completed form for your records, file a copy with your employer and send the original to the Office of Workers' Compensation.
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DCWC Form 7A must be filed within one year after injury or death. The form can be obtained from the employer, insurance carrier, or the Office of Workers' Compensation.
Administrative Policy Issuance
The purpose of this Administrative Policy Issuance is to amend Administrative Policy Issuance 05-01 and provide specific delegation of authority to review decisions of the custodian of the Special Fund to the Office of the Director. Specifically this issuance reviews the relevant background and legal authority, amends Section 3 to eliminate any conflicting language and to limit the delegation of the Director's authority to the Compensation Order Review Board to what has been mandated by statute, and amends Section 4 to include a new section delegating the Director's authority as the custodian of the Special fund to the OWC and setting forth a process to review the custodian's Determination of Payment from the Special Fund. Finally, this Administrative Policy Issuance also repeals the June 9, 2006 General Counsel Opinion (2006 GC Opinion), without replacement.
DC Department of Employment Services
Labor Standards Bureau
Office of Workers' Compensation
4058 Minnesota Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20019
Phone: (202) 671-1000
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm