District of Columbia
What the District of Columbia authorities publish about business insurance, quoted directly, with a link and a date on every answer.
What the regulator says
Each answer below is what a named authority publishes, quoted so you can check it, with the date we last confirmed it against their page.
Must a District of Columbia employer secure workers’ compensation coverage?
The Code of the District of Columbia, in the section headed Security for payment of compensation, provides that every employer shall secure the payment of compensation under the chapter — by insuring with an authorised carrier, or by qualifying with the Mayor to pay it directly. The section states the duty of an employer without setting an employee count.
“§ 32–1534. Security for payment of compensation. (a) Every employer shall secure the payment of compensation under this chapter”
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