District of Columbia

District of Columbia’s Workplace Fraud Act Becomes Law

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Kathy White, Esq.

Progress is being made in the fight against employee misclassification, most recently in the District of Columbia. Employee misclassification is the practice of labeling workers as independent contractors, rather than employees. Misclassification is unfair to law-abiding employers that pay unemployment insurance taxes and provide workers’ compensation coverage for their employees. They also face a competitive Read more

District of Columbia New Law Prohibits Discrimination against the Unemployed

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Kathy White, Esq.

The District of Columbia recently passed the Unemployed Anti-Discrimination Act of 2012. The law prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status as unemployed. Specifically, the law makes it unlawful for an employer or employment agency to: Fail or refuse to consider for employment, or fail or refuse to hire, an individual Read more