{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-623.15","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-623.15","heading":"Determination of wage-earning capacity.","body":"(a)\nIn determining compensation for partial disability, except permanent partial disability compensable under §§ 1-623.07 and 1-623.09, the wage-earning capacity of an employee is determined by his or her actual earnings, if his or her actual earnings fairly and reasonably represent his or her wage-earning capacity. If the actual earnings of the employee do not fairly and reasonably represent his or her wage-earning capacity, or if the employee has no actual earnings, his or her wage-earning capacity as appears reasonable under the circumstances is determined with due regard to the following:\n(1)\nThe nature of his or her injury;\n(2)\nThe degree of physical impairment;\n(3)\nHis or her usual employment;\n(4)\nHis or her age;\n(5)\nHis or her qualifications for other employment;\n(6)\nThe availability of suitable employment; and\n(7)\nOther factors or circumstances which may affect his or her wage-earning capacity as a worker with a disability.\n\n(b)\nSection 1-623.14 is applicable in determining the wage-earning capacity of an employee after the beginning of partial disability.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 6. Merit Personnel System.","Subchapter XXIII. Public Sector Workers’ Compensation."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-623.15","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"892abc0224316581ae5b7075e5e9e1afd1fbd98ee66528fa897d2455f7a2b036","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-623.14","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-623.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}