D.C. Code § 32-1362: Discrimination based on status as unemployed unlawful.

No employer or employment agency shall:

(1)

Fail or refuse to consider for employment, or fail or refuse to hire, an individual as an employee because of the individual’s status as unemployed; or

(2)

Publish, in print, on the Internet, or in any other medium, an advertisement or announcement for any vacancy in a job for employment that includes:

(A)

Any provision stating or indicating that an individual’s status as unemployed disqualifies the individual for the job; or

(B)

Any provision stating or indicating that an employment agency will not consider or hire an individual for employment based on that individual’s status as unemployed.