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Title 1 - MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Chapter 1-29 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS: RULES FOR DCPS AND OSSE, DFHV, RENTAL HOUSING, PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION, PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CASES
Rule 1-2951 - PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION - BEGINNING A CASE

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, r. 1-2951

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 1-2951 - PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION - BEGINNING A CASE
2951.1

Appeals shall be initiated by filing a written hearing request at OAH. The request may be made on a form supplied by the Public Sector Workers' Compensation Program (the Program) and approved by OAH. A hearing request shall contain:

(a) The name, address, and email address of the claimant and of the claimant's representative, if any;
(b) The type of claim;
(c) Claimant's employing agency when the injury occurred;
(d) A statement that the person signing the hearing request has read it and attests that the contents are true and accurate to the best of his or her knowledge;
(e) The signature of the claimant or the claimant's representative, if any;
(f) The specific nature and extent of the relief sought;
(g) A statement that the person signing the hearing request has read it and attests that the contents are true and accurate to the best of his or her knowledge; and
(h) The signature of the claimant of the claimant's representative, if any.
2951.2

A hearing request shall be accompanied by a copy of the decision being appealed or a copy of the Notice of Benefits Cap for appeals under D.C. Official Code §§ 1-623.06 a if one has been issued.

2951.3

The claimant or claimant's representative shall sign the request for hearing and file it with OAH within thirty (30) days of service of the decision. Section 2811 prescribes procedures for filing.

2951.4

No hearing request shall exceed fifteen (15) pages, exclusive of the cover page. The Clerk may reject hearing requests that do not conform to these Rules.

2951.5

The presiding Administrative Law Judge may excuse a claimant's failure to comply with the specific requirements of this Section.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, r. 1-2951

Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6616 (7/14/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 10559 (10/8/2021); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 13913 (12/1/2024)