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unemployment help

Free legal counseling


Staff

Tonya Love, Program Director
202-974-8159
fax: 202-974-8152
[email protected]

Lolita Martin, Attorney
202-974-8149
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DC Unemployment Insurance INFO & MORE

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Helpful information for those seeking UI in DC due to layoffs and/or reduction of hours.

(1/18/21) 
​Excluded Worker cash assistance opens

Applicants can begin to apply for assistance Monday, January 25th. Over 8,000 residents will receive $1,000 gift cards (with the ability to access cash withdrawals) to sustain them through this ongoing emergency.
Learn more with this guide in English and Spanish. Note: this program is for those ineligible for UI; CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.

(12/11/20)
Everything you need to know about the $1200 DC PUA Stimulus payment: 2-page list of 10 Frequently Asked Questions.
CLICK HERE to download.

(10/21)
How to Extend Unemployment
Insurance Beyond 26 Weeks


​(10/16)
​English:
Extend Your UI Benefits!

Amharic:
የሥራ አጥነት ኢንሹራንስን ከ26 ሣምንታት በላይ ስለማራም
PEUC Amharic

Spanish:
Cómo ampliar el Seguro de Desempleo más de 26 semanas
PEUC Espanol

(4/9) Expansion of Unemployment Insurance Benefits under the New CARES Act

Am I Eligible for UI Benefits during the COVID-19 Emergency? (updated 4/7)

(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

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 PROGRAM

The 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. 

ESPANOL

El 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

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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

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