The Unemployment Insurance Benefits System will undergo system updates and will be unavailable from 8 pm on Friday, October 31, 2025, through 12 pm on Sunday, November 2, 2025. We appreciate your patience while these nationwide updates are made to improve user experience.
All federal government employees who were affected by the federal shutdown may file their initial claim online at www.dcnetworks.org. For further information please see FAQs.
Services and programs provided for Insurance Carriers and Third-Party Administrators 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.
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 Hearings and Adjudication and/or the Workers’ Compensation Program.
Learn more about these services and programs under related content.