Title 32 — Labor.
29 chapters · 375 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 32-1001 Findings and declaration of policy
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(a) The Council of the District of Columbia finds that persons employed in the District of Columbia should be paid at wages sufficient to provide adequate maintenance and to protect health. Any wage that is not sufficient to provide adequate maintenance and to protect health impa…
D.C. Code § 32-1002 Definitions
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For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) The term “employ” includes to suffer or permit to work. (2) The term “employee” includes any individual employed by an employer, except that this term shall not include: (A) Any individual who, without payment and without expectation of an…
D.C. Code § 32-1003 Requirements
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(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, as of January 1, 2005, the minimum wage required to be paid to any employee by any employer in the District of Columbia shall be $6.60 an hour, or the minimum wage set by the United States government pursuant to the Fai…
D.C. Code § 32-1004 Exceptions
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(a) The minimum wage and overtime provisions of § 32-1003 shall not apply with respect to: (1) Any employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, or in the capacity of outside salesman (as these terms are defined by the Secretary of Labor un…
D.C. Code § 32-1005 Authority of Mayor
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(a) The Mayor or his authorized representative shall have the authority to: (1) Investigate and ascertain the wages of persons employed in any occupation in the District of Columbia; (2) Enter and inspect the place of business or employment of any employer in the District of Colu…
D.C. Code § 32-1006 Regulatory powers of Mayor
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(a) The Mayor shall make and revise regulations, including definitions of terms, as deemed appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subchapter or necessary to prevent its circumvention or evasion and to safeguard the minimum wage rates and the overtime provisions established…
D.C. Code § 32-1007 Investigatory powers of Mayor
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The Mayor shall have the power to administer oaths and require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses, the production of all books, registers, and other evidence relative to any matters under investigation, at any public hearing, or at any meeting of any committee …
D.C. Code § 32-1008 Duties of employers; open records
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(a)(1) Every employer subject to any provision of this subchapter or of any regulation or order issued under this subchapter shall make, keep, and preserve for a period of not less than 3 years or whatever the prevailing federal standard is, whichever is greater, a record of: (A)…
D.C. Code § 32-1008.01 Notice requirements for temporary staffing firms
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(a)(1) A temporary staffing firm shall furnish to each employee at the time of the initial interview or hire a notice that is signed and dated by the temporary staffing firm and the employee containing the information required by § 32-1008(c). (2) For the purposes of the notice: …
D.C. Code § 32-1009 Posting of act and regulations on premises; distribution of copies to employers
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(a) Every employer who is subject to any provision of this subchapter or any regulation issued under this subchapter shall keep a copy or summary of this subchapter and any applicable regulation issued under this subchapter, in a form prescribed or approved by the Mayor, posted i…
D.C. Code § 32-1009.01 Notice requirements for tipped wages
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(a) An employer who employs an employee who is paid in accordance with § 32-1003(f) shall submit a quarterly wage report within 30 days of the end of each quarter to the Mayor certifying that the employee was paid the required minimum wage. (b)(1) The Mayor shall create an Intern…
D.C. Code § 32-1010 Violations
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any employer to: (1) Violate any of the provisions of this subchapter or any of the provisions of any regulation issued under this subchapter; (2) Violate any of the provisions of §§ 32-1008, 32-1009 and 32-1009.01 or any regulation made under the pro…
D.C. Code § 32-1011 Penalties; prosecution
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(a) Any person who willfully or negligently violates any of the provisions of § 32-1010 shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000, or to imprisonment of not more than 6 months, or both. (b) No person shall be imprisoned under this section except for an…
D.C. Code § 32-1011.01 Remedies
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If an employer or other person is found to have violated § 32-1010(a)(3), the court or administrative law judge shall, by an order which shall describe with particularity the nature of the violation, award to the employee liquidated damages of not less than $1,000 and not more th…
D.C. Code § 32-1012 Civil actions
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(a) A civil action may be commenced according to § 32-1308. (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any employer who pays any employee less than the wage to which that employee is entitled under this subchapter shall be liable to that employee in the amount…
D.C. Code § 32-1012.01 Administrative actions
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When an administrative complaint is filed against any employer or other person alleged to have violated this subchapter, a hearing by an administrative law judge shall be scheduled following the same procedure and available for a violation of Chapter 13 of this title [§ 32-1301 e…
D.C. Code § 32-1013 Limitations
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D.C. Code § 32-1014 Collective bargaining
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages or other conditions of work in excess of the …
D.C. Code § 32-1015 Application to revised wage orders
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Section 32-1004(a) shall not apply to any revised wage order issued by the Wage-Hour Board that sets a minimum wage that is higher than the minimum wage set by this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 32-1031 Findings and declaration of policy
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D.C. Code § 32-1032 Definitions
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D.C. Code § 32-1033 Minimum wage and overtime compensation; workweek; wage orders
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D.C. Code § 32-1034 Exemptions of certain employees from minimum wage and overtime provisions
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1035 Powers and duties of Mayor; investigations; statements from employers
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1036 Reconsideration and revision of wage orders; ad hoc committees; committee reports of findings and recommendations; failure to report
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1037 Issuance of revised wage orders; notice and hearing; notice and effective date of orders; contents of orders; restrictions
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1038 Council to make regulations
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1039 Judicial review of orders; stay pending determination of proceedings
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1040 Mayor authorized to take testimony and issue subpoenas
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1041 Records of employers; availability for inspection; statements to employees
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1042 Posting of law and wage orders; Mayor to furnish copies
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1043 Unlawful acts
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1044 Penalties for violation of § 36-213; jurisdiction; prosecutions
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1045 Liability of employer; liquidated damages; attorney fees and costs; assignment of claim; supervision of payment
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D.C. Code § 32-1046 Statute of limitations
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1047 Right of collective bargaining
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1048 Severability
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1049 Short title
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Repealed Repealed.