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Workplace Protections

Laws current as of August 30, 2024

Who can get unemployment insurance?

You may be able to get unemployment insurance if you:

  • are not at fault for your unemployment;
  • have earned a minimum amount in wages before becoming unemployed; and
  • are willing and able to work and are looking for a job.1

1 D.C. Code § 51-109

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