Workers compensation policy information for the District of Columbia – DC

State: District of Columbia

Updated: Rating Payroll 06-26-2023

Authority/State Rating Bureau: NCCI

National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI)
901 Peninsula Corporate Circle
Boca Raton, FL 33487-1362
800-622-4123

Compulsory: Yes

Private Insurance: Allowed

Self-Insurance: Allowed

State Fund: There is no district fund

Assigned Risk: National Workers compensation Reinsurance Plan, administered by NCCI.

Assigned Risk Contact Information: NCCI Holdings Inc. ; Assigned Risk Plan, Pool or Residual Market is administered by NCCI Holdings, Inc.

Numerical Exceptions: No Exceptions

Individual Waivers Allowed: No waivers allowed.

Small Deductible Program Details:
Allowed: No
Deductible Range: NA
Type: NA
Effect of Experience Rating: NA
Available In: NA
To learn more about how deductible plans work in other states

Sole Proprietor: Excluded from coverage/may elect to be included by endorsement. If included a sole proprietors payroll for workers compensation purposes will be set at an annual limit of $70,100 as of 11-1-2011, $73,600 as of 11-1-2012, $73,600 as of 11-1-2013, $75,000 as of 11-1-2014, $76,100 as of 11-1-2015. $76,200 as of 11-1-2016. $76,300 as of 11-1-2017. $77,600 as of 11-1-2018. $79,100 as of 11-1-2019. $79,800 as of 11-1-2020. $80,800 as of 11-1-2021. $84,800 as of 11-1-2022.

Partners: Excluded from coverage/may elect to be included by endorsement. If included a sole proprietors payroll for workers compensation purposes will be set at an annual limit of $70,100 as of 11-1-2011, $73,600 as of 11-1-2012, $73,600 as of 11-1-2013, $75,000 as of 11-1-2014, $76,100 as of 11-1-2015. $76,200 as of 11-1-2016. $76,300 as of 11-1-2017. $77,600 as of 11-1-2018. $79,100 as of 11-1-2019. $79,800 as of 11-1-2020. $80,800 as of 11-1-2021. $84,800 as of 11-1-2022.

Corporate Officers: Corporate officers who receive pay are covered. If included the minimum rating payroll used is $1,300 per week and the maximum payroll is $5,400 per week as of 11-1-2011, $1,400/$5,700 as of 11-1-2012, $1,400/$5,700 as of 11-1-2013, $1,450/$5,800 as of 11-1-2014, $1,450/$5,900 as of 11-1-2015. $1,450/$5,900 as of 11-1-2016. $1,450/$5,900 as of 11-1-2017. $1,500/$6,000 as of 11-1-2018. $1,500/$6,100 as of 11-1-2019. $1,550/$6,100 as of 11-1-2020. $1,550/$6,200 as of 11-1-2021. $1,650/$6,500 as of 11-1-2022.

LLC Members: The District of Columbia is silent on the treatment of LLC Members. Check with the governing authority for DC on this issue.

Notes About Forms: Be sure to check with your insurance company for additional forms they may use.

Contractors: NA

Special Notes: The District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act is administered by the District’s Department of Employment Services.

Experience Rating Eligibility: Employers in District of Columbia will receive an experience modification rate or EMR when they meet one of these triggers:

• $7,000 in policy premium is generated during the last year or last two years.
• $3,500 is the average policy premium generated for more than two years.

Workers Compensation Subrogation: District of Columbia subrogation is detailed in Statute 32-1535. It’s sometimes difficult to find these codes but they are available online. You can view this code by using the link we’ve provided below. Click the link then scroll down to Title 32, Labor; then down to chapter 15, workers compensation; then look down for 32-1535, compesation for injuries when third persons are liable.

Subrogation Code for the District of Columbia

Alabama Workers In Other States; Other States Workers In Alabama; Extraterritorial; Reciprocity; Non-Compliance: NA

• Extraterritorial:
  • Provisions: NA
  • Duration: NA
• Reciprocity:
  • Allowed: NA
• Specific Statute or Reference: NA
• For More Information Contact: Dirstict of Columbia Department of Employment Services – Labor Standards Bureau 202-671-1000

Regulated By: District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

Labor Standards Bureau – Office of Workers Compensation
64 New York Avenue, NE, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
202-671-1000
Department of Employment Services

Workers compensation statute can be found here: Follow the below link then go to the “Labor” section then choose “workers Compensation”

District of Columbia Workers Compensation Statutes