District Of Columbia § 1-623.10 - Augmented compensation for dependents.
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§ 1-623.10. Augmented compensation for dependents.
1-623.10For the purpose of this section, “dependent” means the following:
A spouse or domestic partner, if:
He or she is a member of the same household as the employee;
He or she is receiving regular contributions from the employee for his or her support; or
The employee has been ordered by a court to contribute to his or her support;
An unmarried child, while living with the employee or receiving regular contributions from the employee toward his or her support, and who is:
Under 18 years of age; or
Over 18 years of age and incapable of self-support because of physical or mental disability; and
A parent, while wholly dependent on and supported by the employee.
Repealed.
An employee with a disability, whose date of hire was before January 1, 1980, with 1 or more dependents is entitled to have his or her basic compensation for disability augmented:
At the rate of 8 1/3 percent of his or her monthly pay if that compensation is payable under or ; or
At the rate of 8 1/3 percent of the difference between his or her monthly pay and his or her monthly wage-earning capacity if that compensation is payable under .
Repealed.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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