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On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the DC Department of Employment Services (DOES) and the American Job Center locations will be closed in observance of the DC Emancipation Day. Payments may be delayed due to location closures.

Impacted federal employees: Register now for our Federal Webinar to get guidance on Unemployment Insurance, job training, and career resources - plus a live Q&A. Visit fedsupport.dc.gov to sign up.

 

Employer Services

Services and programs provided for employers working within the District of Columbia.

Workers’ Compensation - processes claims and monitors the payment of benefits to injured private-sector employees in the District of Columbia. Disputes between claimants and employers (or their insurance carriers) are mediated and employers are monitored to ensure compliance with insurance coverage requirements.

Wage-Hour - enforces the District of Columbia wage-hour laws for the benefit of private-sector employees, ensuring that employees are paid at least the mandated minimum wage, overtime (when required) and all earned and promised wages. 

Administrative Hearings Division - conducts formal administrative workers’ compensation hearings for private- and public-sector employees and employers in the District of Columbia so that rights and responsibilities are determined fairly, promptly and according to due process. 

Compensation Review Board - provides a legally-mandated administrative review of case decisions (compensation orders and final orders) issued by the Hearings and Adjudication and/or the Workers’ Compensation Program. 

Occupational Safety and Health - provides onsite consultation services to private-sector employers in the District of Columbia. Also, employers are assisted in establishing and maintaining a safety and health management program that ensures, to the maximum extent possible, a safe, healthful work environment for employees.

District of Columbia Employee Information and Employer Posting Requirements 

Learn more about these services and programs under related content.

Service Contact: 
Labor Standards Bureau
Contact Email: 
Contact TTY: 
711
Office Hours: 
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm