District of Columbia Administrative Code

PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this Chapter is to establish standards and procedures for the implementation of the Act. Unless otherwise required by law, all matters concerning the implementation and enforcement of the Act shall be determined in accordance with these regulation…

PROVISION OF PAID LEAVE; AMOUNT OF PAID LEAVE An employee shall begin to accrue paid leave pursuant to the Act and this Chapter on the date the individual qualifies as an employee provided, that accrual shall not commence prior to November 13, 2008. An employer employing one hund…

EXCEPTIONS TO CALCULATION OR PROVISION OF PAID LEAVE An employee who is exempt from overtime payment by reason of section 213(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, approved June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1060; 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.) shall not accrue leave pursuant to this cha…

USES OF PAID LEAVE An employee may use paid leave for the following reasons: An absence resulting from a physical or mental illness, injury, or medical condition of the employee; An absence resulting from obtaining professional medical diagnosis or care or preventive medical care…

ACCESSING PAID LEAVE Only an employee may access paid leave. Unused paid leave accrued by an employee during a 12 month period shall carry over annually. An employee shall not use in one year more than the maximum hours accrued pursuant to subsections §3201.2, §3201.3 and §3201.4…

LIMITATIONS ON USE OF PAID LEAVE An employee shall not use in any calendar year more paid leave accrued pursuant to the Act than the maximum number of hours that the employee may accrue annually pursuant to § REF _Ref215045960 \r \h \* MERGEFORMAT 3201 unless permitted to do so b…

REQUIRED NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS An employee shall provide at least ten (10) days prior written notice to his or her employer of the employee’s planned use of paid leave, if the employee is aware of the need to use such paid leave at least ten (10) days before the date on which the p…

FORM OF NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS The employer may prescribe a written notice form for the request of paid leave. Such form shall require only the employee’s name, employee identification number (if any), and minimal information needed (e.g., type of leave, or basic reason for leave) t…

CERTIFICATION OF LEAVE REQUEST 3208.1 An employer may require that a request for the granting of paid leave for three (3) or more consecutive days be supported by a reasonable certification of the reason given by the employee for requesting the paid leave. A reasonable certificat…

RELEASE OF INFORMATION Nothing in the Act or this chapter shall require a health care professional to disclose information in violation of section 1177 of the Social Security Act, effective August 21, 1996 (110 Stat. 2029; 42 U.S.C. § 1320d-6) or the regulations promulgated pursu…

CARRYOVER OF PAID LEAVE Unused paid leave accrued in one calendar year shall be carried over to the next calendar year. An employee shall not use more paid leave in one year than the employee accrues pursuant to § 3102.2-4 of this Chapter, unless permitted to by the employer. SOU…