Labor & Workforce Development Public Oversight Hearing

The Committee on Labor & Workforce Development will hold a Public Oversight Hearing on the following Matter & Legislation:

• The District’s Unemployment Compensation Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• B23-500, “The Unemployment Compensation Employer Classification Amendment Act of 2019”

 Witnesses may use their phone or computer to participate in this virtual hearing. Those who wish to testify must email the Committee at labor@dccouncil.us by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 14, 2020 to provide their name, email address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and job title (if any), as well as the language of oral interpretation they require (if any). Witnesses who require language interpretation or sign language interpretation are requested to inform the Labor Committee of the need as soon as possible, but no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. The Council’s Office of the Secretary will fulfill timely requests for language interpretation services, however requests received later than July 1 may not be able to be fulfilled due to vendor availability. 

The committee will email instructions on how to participate and the Webex link to those who have signed up by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 14, 2020. Only witnesses who have signed up by the deadline will be permitted to participate.