Workers Compensation Notice Requirements for Employees – DC
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Must Employee Give Notice of Injury or Illness to Employer?
Yes
Must Notice Be in Writing?
Yes
When Must Notice Be Given?
Within 30 days of injury or death, or 30 days of when employee or beneficiary becomes aware of the relationship between the employment and the injury or death.
Exemptions to Notice Requirements
If employer had knowledge of the injury or death, or the relationship between the employment and the injury or death. The mayor may excuse the failure to give notice if employee was unable to give notice.
Effect of Failure to Notify Employer
May bar compensation.
Other Provisions
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