ATTENTION LOCAL 2401 MEMBERS!

Some stewards are getting questions about an important tax issue regarding erroneous deductions from Social Security and Medicare taxes.  Please read this statement from DCHR:

Statement on Department of Human Resources Identification of Longstanding Retirement and Tax Issues Impacting District Government Employees

(Washington, DC) –Last year, the DC Department of Human Resources (DCHR) discovered a systemic, long-standing error in the deduction and payment of Social Security and Medicare taxes from the paychecks of hundreds of current and former DC employees.  DCHR has been working closely with an external accounting firm to conduct a comprehensive review of the District’s retirement system and has identified additional employees impacted by this error. Affected employees received notification from DCHR advising them of the oversight and directing them to DCHR’s Tax team for additional information. Affected employees are also encouraged to contact the DCHR Retirement Tax team at (202) 727-1578 or email at dchr.tax@dc.gov.

CONTACT:
Clarissa M. Rucker, (202) 727-1558; clarissa.rucker@dc.gov