Unemployment Compensation Law Changes Due To COVID-19
Legal Aid has been representing DC workers in unemployment compensation matters for over 15 years. Our lawyers have been at the forefront of recent unemployment compensation reforms through litigation and legislative advocacy.
In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, Legal Aid endeavors to provide legal education about changes in the unemployment compensation program due to COVID-19.
The End of the CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Three pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs are ending Saturday, September 4, 2021. Click here to learn how your benefits may be affected.
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Learn more about how the end of the CARES Act will impact unemployment benefits with Nicole Dooley, Supervising Attorney in the Public Benefits Law Unit and Alexis Christensen, a fellow in the Public Benefits Law Unit.
Unemployment Webinar – Part I
April 14, 2020 ● Download PDF Version
Unemployment Webinar – Part II
June 11, 2020 ● Download PDF Version
Unemployment Webinar – Part III
November 19, 2020 ● Download PDF Version
Other Resources:
Frequently asked Questions — Unemployment Benefits FAQs / Translated in Spanish and Amharic
Information if you have lost income from a DC job because of COVID-19 — Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Standard Unemployment Compensation Information
DC Department of Employment Services — https://does.dc.gov/page/unemployment-compensation
File an initial claim for DC unemployment compensation here: https://does.dcnetworks.
File a claim for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance here: https://dcdoes.force.
Councilmember Elissa Silverman’s website on workers’ rights and COVID-19 – http://www.elissasilverman.com/coronavirus
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