District of ColumbiaD.C. temporarily barred short-term disability pay cuts tied to paid leave
A temporary D.C. law barred insurers from cutting eligible people's short-term disability pay because of D.C. paid leave, even for policies written elsewhere; it expired in 2026.
What it does
Insurers could not cut eligible people's short-term disability pay because of D.C. paid leave they received or were expected to receive, even under policies issued elsewhere. The temporary law expired February 26, 2026.
Argument forEligible people could have kept disability payments without a cut tied to D.C. paid leave they received.
Argument againstInsurers might have paid more on some claims because they could not subtract D.C. paid leave from covered disability payments.
More detail
Insurers could not cut short-term disability payments because of D.C. paid leave. It covered eligible people with individual or group policies, even when a policy was issued, written, or delivered outside D.C. The rule covered D.C. paid leave benefits a person received or was expected to receive. The law applied as of May 1, 2025, took effect July 16, 2025, and expired February 26, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Jul 16Law Number L26-0017 Effective from Jul 16, 2025, Expires on Feb 26, 2026Latest
- Jun 2Transmitted to CongressMinor
- May 23Act A26-0068 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 006109
- May 20Returned from Mayor
- May 19Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0068Became Law
- May 9Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on May 23, 2025To Governor
- May 6Final Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Apr 4Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0191 Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Apr 1First ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded First Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Apr 1Retained by the Council
- Mar 26B26-0191 Introduced by Councilmember Lewis George at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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