District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill B25-0512 Compare Versions

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7		-	AN ACT
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11		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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16		-	To amend, on a temporary basis, the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act of 1979
17		-	to provide that the payment or award of compensation under the workers’ compensation
18		-	law of any other state shall not bar a claim for compensation under the District’s workers’
19		-	compensation law for the same injury or death; provided, that any such award under the
20		-	District’s workers’ compensation law shall be reduced by the amount of compensation
21		-	received or awarded under the workers’ compensation law of any other state.
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23		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
24		-	act may be cited as the “Parity in Workers’ Compensation Recovery Temporary Amendment Act
25		-	of 2023”.
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27		-	Sec. 2. Section 4(a-1) of the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act of 1979,
28		-	effective July 1, 1980 (D.C. Law 3-77; D.C. Official Code § 32-1503(a-1)), is amended to read
29		-	as follows:
30		-	“(a-1)(1) Notwithstanding any other law, the payment or award of compensation under
31		-	the workers’ compensation law of any other state to an employee or his dependent shall not bar a
32		-	claim for compensation under this act for the same injury or death; provided, that any such award
33		-	of compensation under this act shall be reduced by the amount of compensation received or
34		-	awarded under the workers’ compensation law of any other state.
35		-	“(2) This subsection shall apply to all claims under this act that are pending as of
36		-	June 28, 2022, and all claims under this act filed after June 28, 2022.”.
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38		-	Sec. 3. Applicability.
39		-	This act shall apply as of May 4, 2023.
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41		-	Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
42		-	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal
43		-	impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
44		-	approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
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46		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
	7	+	A BILL 1
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	9	+	25-512 3
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	11	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5
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	13	+	______________________ 7
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	16	+	To amend, on a temporary basis, the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act of 1979 10
	17	+	to provide that the payment or award of compensation under the workers’ compensation 11
	18	+	law of any other state shall not bar a claim for compensation under the District’s workers’ 12
	19	+	compensation law for the same injury or death; provided, that any such award under the 13
	20	+	District’s workers’ compensation law shall be reduced by the amount of compensation 14
	21	+	received or awarded under the workers’ compensation law of any other state. 15
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	23	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 17
	24	+	act may be cited as the “Parity in Workers’ Compensation Recovery Temporary Amendment Act 18
	25	+	of 2023”. 19
	26	+	Sec. 2. Section 4(a-1) of the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act of 1979, 20
	27	+	effective July 1, 1980 (D.C. Law 3-77; D.C. Official Code § 32-1503(a-1)), is amended to read 21
	28	+	as follows: 22
	29	+	“(a-1)(1) Notwithstanding any other law, the payment or award of compensation under 23
	30	+	the workers’ compensation law of any other state to an employee or his dependent shall not bar a 24
	31	+	claim for compensation under this act for the same injury or death; provided, that any such award 25
	32	+	of compensation under this act shall be reduced by the amount of compensation received or 26
	33	+	awarded under the workers’ compensation law of any other state. 27
	34	+	“(2) This subsection shall apply to all claims under this act that are pending as of 28 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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52		-	Sec. 5. Effective date.
53		-	(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by
54		-	the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review
55		-	as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
56		-	24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of
57		-	Columbia Register.
58		-	(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
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63		-	Chairman
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69		-	Mayor
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	40	+	the effective date of the Parity in Workers’ Compensation Recovery Emergency Amendment Act 29
	41	+	of 2022, as introduced on June 6, 2022 (Bill 24-841), and all claims under this act filed after the 30
	42	+	effective date of the Parity in Workers’ Compensation Recovery Emergency Amendment Act of 31
	43	+	2022, as introduced on June 6, 2022 (Bill 24-841).”. 32
	44	+	Sec. 3. Applicability. 33
	45	+	This act shall apply as of May 4, 2023. 34
	46	+	Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 35
	47	+	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 36
	48	+	impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 37
	49	+	approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 38
	50	+	Sec. 5. Effective date. 39
	51	+	(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 40
	52	+	the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review 41
	53	+	as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 42
	54	+	24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 43
	55	+	Columbia Register. 44
	56	+	(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect 45