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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ABBREVIATED/REVISED NOTICE –PUBLIC HEARING John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 117 Washington, DC 20004 COUNCILMEMBER BRANDON T. TODD COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON B23-0872 - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation Permanent Total Disability Amendment Act of 2020 B23-0874 - Public Sector Injured Workers’ Equality Amendment Act of 2020 Friday, October 16, 2020, 10:00 AM Virtual hearing via Zoom Broadcast on DC Cable Channel 13 and online at www.dccouncil.us Councilmember Brandon T. Todd, Chairperson of the Committee on Government Operations, announces a Public Hearing on B23-0872, the Public Sector Workers’ Compensation Permanent Total Disability Amendment Act of 2020 and B23-0874, the Public Sector Injured Workers’ Equality Amendment Act of 2020. The hearing will be held on Friday, October 16, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., via Zoom. B23-0872, the Public Sector Workers’ Compensation Permanent Total Disability Amendment Act of 2020, provides for permanent total disability for District government workers. B23-0874, the Public Sector Injured Workers’ Equality Amendment Act of 2020, updates the public sector workers’ compensation system to mirror the private sector workers’ compensation system, creating streamlined and improved workers’ compensation laws to govern work injuries suffered by District of Columbia employees. The Committee invites the public to testify at the hearing. Those who wish to testify should contact Dolly Turner, Deputy Chief of Staff at dturner@dccouncil.us, and provide your name, organizational affiliation, if any, and title with the organization by 5:00pm on October 14, 2020. Witnesses will be provided 3 minutes of time to orally testify. Written statements may be submitted by e-mail to governmentoperations@dccouncil.is and dturner@dccouncil.us. This notice is being revised/abbreviated to reflect a change in the date of the hearing. 1