D.C. Code § 1-612.10b

Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024
Section 1-612.10b - Short-term disability insurance policies.
(a) The District may not enter into a policy or contract to provide temporary or short-term disability benefits to its employees that would allow the insurer to offset or reduce benefits or income available to an individual under the contract or policy based on estimated or actual leave benefits or salary the individual may or does receive under this act.
(b) A provision in a policy or contract between the District and an insurer executed after the effective date of the District Government Paid Leave Enhancement Amendment Act of 2022, passed on 2nd reading on October 4, 2022 (Enrolled version of Bill 24-615), that allows the insurer to offset or reduce benefits or income available to an individual under the contract or policy based on estimated or actual leave benefits or salary the individual may or does receive under this act shall be void as a matter of law.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term "insurer" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 101(7) of the Insurance Trade and Economic Development Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-265; D.C. Official Code § 31-2231.01(7)) .

D.C. Code § 1-612.10b

Added by D.C. Law 24-212,§ 2, 69 DCR 013950, eff. 12/21/2022.