{"id":372340,"date":"2016-10-20T14:17:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T19:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/dc-law\/district-of-columbia-workers-compensation-laws.html"},"modified":"2018-12-12T12:36:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T17:36:55","slug":"district-of-columbia-workers-compensation-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/dc-law\/district-of-columbia-workers-compensation-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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District of Columbia Workers' Compensation Laws<\/h1>\n
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Whether you clean the home of a senator or teach our nation’s youth, you know the value of a hard day’s work inside the Beltway. You also know that our nation’s capital does not handle snow very well, so perhaps you were injured<\/a> when you went to work after someone tracked snow into your office. Fortunately for injured parties who work in the private sector, most work-related injuries<\/a> are covered<\/a> under the District of Columbia\u2019s workers’ compensation laws.<\/p>\r\n

The table and information below include some of the most important components of Washington, D.C.\u2019s workers’ comp laws.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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