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District of Columbia - Pesticide Reporting Requirements

Pesticide Reporting Requirements
Region
District of Columbia
Required to Report
Yes
What to Report
None
State Office
Poison Control
Phone 1
800-122-1222
Worker's Compensation
Coverage for Farmworkers
Required
Limitations
farmworkers are not separately mentioned.
Statute
D.C. Code § 32-1501(9) (2009) (section defining "employee" does not exclude farm laborers).
Coverage for Undocumented Workers
Yes
Case Law
Asylum Co. v. District of Columbia Dept. of Employment Services, 10 A.3d 619 (D.C. App. 2010) (interpreting "employee" to include undocumented workers and holding undocumented worker entitled to coverage under D.C. Workers' Compensation statute); but see Marboah v. Ackerman, 877 A.2d 1052 (D.C. 2005) (holding that worker's status as illegal alien prevented him from recovering workers' comp benefits where plaintiff obtained work and filed workers compensation benefits using another person's name and documents).
Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
Undocumented worker is eligible for temporary total disability. Asylum Co. v. District of Columbia Dept. of Employment Services, 10 A.3d 619 (D.C. App. 2010).
WP Enforcement
Worker Protection Standard Enforcement Agency

District Department of the Environment: http://ddoe.dc.gov/