District of Columbia Administrative Code

2517 APPEARANCE BY OTHER APPLICANTS FOR RELIEF 2517.1 In lieu of personally appearing before the Board, individuals applying for relief for themselves and/or on behalf of surviving children shall furnish to the Board satisfactory evidence of their identity, marriage, birth, and l…

2518 EXAMINATION OF RECORDS 2518.1 Any applicant for retirement, or retiree ordered before the Board for review of continued disability annuity payments, or his or her representative, shall be permitted to see and examine his or her service and sick records, investigative reports…

2519 ANNUAL MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF RETIRED ANNUITANT 2519.1 Each annuitant retired for disability shall appear before the Board of Surgeons, or before a medical specialist approved by the Board of Surgeons, at least once every year until he or she shall have reached the age of fi…

2520 NOTARIZED INCOME STATEMENT 2520.1 Each retired annuitant under the age of fifty (50) shall file annually with the Board a notarized statement of employment and income on forms provided, or in format suggested by the Board, and shall execute a release, on a form provided by t…

2521 CESSATION OF ANNUITY 2521.1 Uniform enforcement for noncompliance with §2520 shall be applicable to all retirees, with respect to submission of notarized income statements. Any annuitant who is retired on disability under §4-615 or §4-616, D.C. Code 1981 ed., who willfully f…

2522 RETIREMENT BOARD ACTION 2522.1 The effective date for all actions regarding retirement and relief shall be determined by the Board pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 96-122 and the consideration of the evidence of record. When a decision is reached as to the disposition of a…

2523 FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 2523.1 A written decision with accompanying findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be prepared by the D.C. Office of Personnel, subject to review by the Corporation Counsel. 2523.2 A copy of the decision along with the final ord…

2524 INTERIM ORDER 2524.1 Upon proper written application of an officer or member, other, than an officer or member not eligible for retirement, where it can be shown that delay in entering a retirement order will adversely affect the member, the Board may issue an interim order …

2525 MOTION TO AMEND AN ORDER OR DECISION 2525.1 A member, former member, or applicant may ask the Board to amend any of its orders or decisions by filing a motion within ten (10) work days after the issuance of the order or decision. The motion must be in writing and clearly art…

2526 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 009515 (July 29, 2022). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Employment Benefits 7 DCMR § 2526 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 122(c) of the Policemen and Firemen’s Retirement and Disability Act, approved September 3, …

2527 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 009515 (July 29, 2022). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Employment Benefits 7 DCMR § 2527 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 122(c) of the Policemen and Firemen’s Retirement and Disability Act, approved September 3, …

2528 EFFECTIVE DATE OF RETIREMENT 2528.1 Any officer or member or the Metropolitan Police force or the Fire Department who completes twenty (20) years of service (or twenty-five (25) years of service and attains the age of fifty if appointed after February 15, 1980), after giving…

2529 FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY 2529.1 The final action of the Board in cases coming before it shall constitute the final administrative action within the District of Columbia Government, except in matters and cases of Police and Fire Chiefs, whose cases shall be decide by the M…

2599 DEFINITIONS 2599.1 When used in this chapter, the following meanings apply: Applicant – an individual seeking death benefits or survivor benefits. Board – the Police and Firefighters Retirement and Relief Board. Board of Surgeons – the PFC Associates, LLC (Police & Fire Clin…

300 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BOARD 300.1 The provisions of this chapter are promulgated to implement the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, as amended, 49 Stat. 946 (1935); §46-301 et seq., D.C. Code, 1981 ed. (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"). 300.2 The Di…

301 BYLAWS OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BOARD 301.1 The Chair shall be the chief executive officer of the Board and shall supervise its affairs, preside at its meetings and exercise such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Act. 301.2 In the abs…

302 OFFICE OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 302.1 In accordance with Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, the Director administers the Act through the Office of Unemployment Compensation. 302.2 Office hours shall be established by the Director and shall be posted and made known to all …

303 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION 303.1 All information, files and records of the Department of Employment Services reflecting information obtained from an employing unit or individual pursuant to administration of the Act by the Director shall be held confidential and shall not be d…

304 CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS 304.1 In accordance with §11(a) of the Act, individuals may apply for benefits by filing a claim with the Director. 304.2 An initial claim may also be deemed by the Director to be an individual's registration for work. 304.3 All claims for benefits shall b…

305 DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS 305.1 In accordance with §11(b) of the Act, the Director shall make an initial determination of eligibility promptly. 305.2 For purposes of this section, "predetermination fact-finding interview" is an informal hearing at which evidence is received. Th…

306 FIRST LEVEL APPEALS 306.1 In accordance with §11(b) of the Act, any party may file an appeal from a determination within ten (10) calendar days after the mailing of notice of the determination to the party's last known address or within ten (10) calendar days of actual delive…

307 CONDUCT OF HEARINGS 307.1 All hearings before a hearing examiner shall be conducted so as to ensure the protection of the substantial rights of the parties and the presentation of all relevant issues for consideration and incorporation in any decision. 307.2 All facts used as…

308 DECISION OF HEARING EXAMINER 308.1 No decision or order shall be issued except upon the consideration of the exclusive record in each case. 308.2 Each decision shall be supported by findings of fact based on evidence which is reliable, probative, and substantial. 308.3 Each d…

309 SECOND LEVEL APPEALS 309.1 In accordance with §11(e) of the Act, a party may petition the Director for reconsideration of the decision of a hearing examiner. 309.2 A petition for reconsideration shall be filed within ten (10) calendar days of the mailing of the decision. 309.…

310 JUDICIAL REVIEW OF FINAL DECISIONS 310.1 After the final decision of the Director, an aggrieved party may petition the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for review of the final administrative action. 310.2 A petition for review shall be filed within fifteen (15) days afte…

311 VOLUNTARY LEAVING 311.1 Pursuant to §10(a) of the Act, the Director shall disqualify for benefits any individual who left his or her most recent work voluntarily without good cause connected with the work. 311.2 In determining whether a leaving disqualifies an individual for …

312 MISCONDUCT 312.1 Pursuant to §10(b) of the Act, the Director shall disqualify for benefits any individual discharged for misconduct occurring in his/her most recent work. The nature of the disqualification shall be in accordance with §10(b) (1) or §10(b) (2) of the Act as def…

313 REFUSAL OF SUITABLE WORK 313.1 Pursuant to §10(c) of the Act, the Director shall disqualify any individual otherwise eligible for benefits who fails to apply for or accept suitable work, unless the Director determines that good cause for the failure exists. 313.2 The Director…

314 REFUSAL OF TRAIUING REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES 314.1 In accordance with §10(e) of the Act, the Director shall hold ineligible for benefits any otherwise eligible individual who fails without good cause to attend a training or retraining course; provided, that the course is recomme…

315 LABOR DISPUTES 315.1 In accordance with §10(f) of the Act, the Director shall disqualify for benefits any individual who is unemployed as a direct result of a labor dispute, other than a lockout, still in active progress in the establishment where the individual is or was las…

316 REGISTRATION FOR WORK 316.1 In accordance with §9(d) of the Act, the frequency and manner requirements for claimants to register and inquire for work at a public employment office in the District of Columbia are set forth in this section. 316.2 Each claimant shall register an…

317 PENSIONS AND ANNUITIES 317.1 In accordance with §7(c) of the Act, the Director shall reduce the benefits payable to an individual with respect to any week by the amount received or applied for with respect to that week as a deductible retirement pension or annuity. 317.2 The …

318 CONTRIBUTIONS 318.1 Pursuant to §3 of the Act, an employer is liable for contributions to the District Unemployment Fund if he or she employs one (1) or more individuals in any employment in the District of Columbia. 318.2 All services in employment shall be presumed to be co…

319 EMPLOYER RECORDS 319.1 In accordance with §17(a) of the Act, employers shall maintain work records for all employees. 319.2 Retained payroll sheets, cards, or other forms maintained by an employer in the usual course of business shall constitute sufficient work records; Provi…

320 EMPLOYER REPORTS 320.1 All reports deemed necessary by the Director for the effective administration of the Act, pursuant to §§4(a) and 17 of the Act, shall be filed by employers upon forms supplied by the Director. 320.2 Employer reports shall contain all information request…

321 WAGES 321.1 In accordance with §1(c) of the Act, the term "wages" includes all remuneration for personal services paid by an employer to an employee. 321.2 All wages paid shall be reported to the Director. 321.3 If compensation is paid in any medium other than cash, the emplo…

322 CONTRIBUTION RATE REVIEW 322.1 In accordance with §3(c) (10) of the Act, the Director shall appoint a Contribution Rate Review Committee to hear and decide appeals by employers from contribution rate determinations. 322.2 Requests for review and redetermination of contributio…

323 COLLECTION PROCEDURES 323.1 At any time after an employer fails to file reports or pay contributions required by the Act, the Director shall inform the employer of such failing by mailing written notice of such failing to the employer's last known address. Such notice shall b…

399 DEFINITIONS 399.1 The terms defined in the Act shall have the meanings set forth in the Act. In addition, when used in the Act or this chapter, the following words defined in this section shall have the meaning ascribed: Act - the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensatio…