Labor & Workforce Development Public Hearing

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 CHAIRPERSON ELISSA SILVERMAN COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON B24-559, the Constituent Unemployment Compensation Information Amendment Act of 2021 Thursday, January 13, 2022 1:00 pm Virtual hearing via the Zoom platform Broadcast live online at https://www.facebook.com/elissa.silverman Councilmember Elissa Silverman, Chairperson of the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, announces a public hearing before the Committee on B24-559, the Constituent Unemployment Compensation Information Amendment Act of 2021. The bill will amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act to clarify under what circumstances the Department of Employment Services (DOES) must provide certain unemployment information to the Council of the District of Columbia. The legislation will eliminate perceived ambiguity and align the requirements of District law with the applicable federal regulations. The Council previously approved B24-0546, the Constituent Unemployment Compensation Information Emergency Amendment Act of 2021. Additionally, B24-0547, the Constituent Unemployment Compensation Information Temporary Amendment Act of 2021, is under Council review. The text of B24-559 is substantively the same as the emergency and temporary measures. Public witnesses may use their phone or computer to participate in this virtual hearing. Those who wish to testify must sign up on the form located at: https://forms.gle/VVpGP6nT1ANjLHFg8 by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 and provide their name, email address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and job title (if any), as well as the language of oral interpretation they require (if any). Witnesses who require language interpretation, including American Sign Language, are requested to inform the Labor Committee of the need as soon as possible, but no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. The Council’s Office of the Secretary will fulfill timely requests for language interpretation services, however requests received later than January 4, 2022, may not be able to be fulfilled due to vendor availability. The committee will email instructions on how to participate and the Zoom link to those who have signed up by 5:00 p.m. January 11, 2022. Only witnesses who have signed up by the deadline will be permitted to participate. Those wishing to testify are encouraged to email their written testimony to labor@dccouncil.us by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, so that staff may distribute testimonies to committee members and staff in advance. Those representing organizations will have five minutes to present their testimony, and other individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony; less time will be allowed if there are many witnesses. If anyone is unable to testify at the hearing, written statements will be made a part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted by email to labor@dccouncil.us. Additionally, the public may provide testimony by voice mail by calling (202) 455-0153, stating and spelling the witness’s name, stating any organizational affiliation, and speaking slowly to provide a statement to be transcribed and included in the record. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2022.