Title 32, Labor.

(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…

(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…

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 …

(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)…

(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: …

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

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…

(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…

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…

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 …

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.