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DC Unemployment Insurance Explainer
Helpful information for those seeking UI in DC due to layoffs and/or reduction of hours.
(4/2) What is Unemployment Insurance and how do you know if you're eligible? (3/26) Provisions Related to Unemployment Compensation in the Senate-passed CARES Act (FAQ) UI Basics for COVID-19 Emergency Am I Eligible for UI Benefits during the COVID-19 Emergency? (updated 3/20) How Do Unemployment Insurance Benefits Work in DC During COVID-19? El Seguro de Desempleo en DC (UI): lo basico sobre la emergencia por COVID-19 PLUS: Check out DC Council member Elissa Silverman's Unemployment Insurance page for lots of great information. CLAIMANT ADVOCACY PROGRAMThe Claimant Advocacy Program (CAP) is a free legal counseling service available to individuals who file unemployment compensation appeals in the District of Columbia. CAP attorneys meet with workers denied unemployment compensation in D.C. or whose benefit awards have been appealed by the employer. If the case is accepted, the CAP attorney appears at the hearing as the worker’s legal representative.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A BROCHURE FOR MORE DETAILS! Representation is made on a case-by-case basis based on the facts of each appeals claim. However, all claimants can receive free legal counseling. ESPANOLEl programa de asesoramiento y abogacía por los derechos del trabajador— Claimant Advocacy Program (CAP) proporciona servicios legales gratuitos a quien ha recibido notificación de una audiencia de apelación en un caso de indemnización por desempleo-unemployment compensation- en el Distrito de Columbia. Los abogados de CAP no garantizan representación legal en su audiencia de apelación. Solo después de estudiar los detalles particulares del caso se toma decisión acerca de la representación legal. En todos los casos, los servicios de asesoramiento y abogacía del CAP son completamente gratuitos.
FROM THE CAP FILES
Stories drawn from real case histories handled by CAP attorneys.
THE CASE OF THE TARDY VETERINARY ASSISTANT THE CASE OF THE POSTAL WORKER WHO DIDN'T OWE THE CASE OF THE MISSING EVIDENCE THE CASE OF THE NECESSARY LEAVE THE CASE OF THE DEFENSIVE WORKER THE CASE OF THE MISSING NOTE THE CASE OF THE MISSING RULES THE CASE OF THE UNINTENTIONALLY ABSENT WORKER THE CASE OF THE ENGINEER WHO WORKED LATE THE CASE OF THE NANNY'S SEPARATION ANXIETY |