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Committee advances bill to allow D.C. workers to pursue recovery after out-of-state awards
Summary
The D.C. Council Committee on Executive Administration and Labor voted unanimously June 13 to advance Bill 26-0061, the Parity in Workers' Compensation Recovery Act of 2025, which would allow injured workers to file a D.C. claim even after receiving compensation under another state's law, with the D.C. award reduced by amounts received elsewhere.
WASHINGTON — The Committee on Executive Administration and Labor advanced Bill 26-0061, the Parity in Workers' Compensation Recovery Act of 2025, on a unanimous voice vote at an additional committee meeting on June 13, 2025.
The bill would amend the District of Columbia Workers' Compensation Act of 1979 so that a payment or award of compensation under another state's workers' compensation law would not bar a separate claim under the District's law for the same injury or death. Any award under the District's law would be reduced by the amount already received under the…
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