Title 32 — Labor.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (a)(1) “Domestic violence” means an intrafamily offense as defined in § 16-1001(5) [now (8)]. (2) “Employee” means any individual employed by an employer, but shall not include: (A) Any individual who, without payment and without expect…

(a)(1) An employer with 100 or more employees shall provide for each employee not less than one hour of paid leave for every 37 hours worked, not to exceed 7 days per calendar year. (2) An employer with at least 25, but not more than 99, employees shall provide for each employee …

Paid leave shall be provided upon the written request of an employee upon notice as provided in this section. The request shall include a reason for the absence involved and the expected duration of the paid leave. If the paid leave is foreseeable, the request shall be provided a…

(a)(1) An employer may require that paid leave under § 32-131.02(b) for 3 or more consecutive days be supported by reasonable certification. (2) Reasonable certification may include: (A) A signed document from a health care provider, as defined in § 32-501(5), affirming the illne…

(a) An employer with a paid leave policy providing paid leave options, such as a paid time-off program or universal leave policy, shall not be required to modify such policy if the policy offers an employee the option, at the employee’s discretion, to accrue and use leave under t…

(a) This chapter shall not diminish the obligation of an employer to comply with any contract, collective bargaining agreement, or any employment benefit program or plan that provides greater paid leave rights to employees than the rights established under this chapter. (b) The p…

This chapter shall not prevent an employer from the adoption or retention of a paid leave policy more generous than the one required by this chapter.

(a) A person shall not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right provided by this chapter. (b) An employer shall not discharge or discriminate in any manner against an employee because the employee: (1) Opposes any practice by an emp…

(a) The Mayor shall prescribe, and the Mayor shall provide to employers, and an employer shall post and maintain in a conspicuous place, a notice that sets forth excerpts from or summaries of the pertinent provisions of this chapter and information that pertains to the filing of …

This chapter shall be administered by the Department of Employment Services.

All civil or administrative complaints brought under this chapter shall be filed within 3 years of the event or final instance of a series of events on which the complaint is based, except the 3-year period shall be tolled for the duration of any period during which the employer …

(a) Employers shall retain records documenting hours worked by employees and paid leave taken by employees for a period of 3 years, and shall allow the Mayor and the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor access to the records, with appropriate notice and at a mutually agreea…

This chapter shall not: (1) Supersede any provision of law or contract that provides greater employee paid leave rights than the rights established under this chapter; or (2) Modify or affect any federal or District law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, reli…

(a)(1) An employee or similarly situated employees injured by a violation of this chapter shall be entitled to maintain a civil action or an administrative action. (2) When an administrative complaint is filed against any employer or other person alleged to have violated this cha…

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. If rules are promulgated, the Mayor shall submit the proposed rules to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays…

The Mayor shall exempt, by rule, businesses that can prove hardship as a result of this chapter. The Mayor shall submit the proposed hardship exemption rules to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sunday, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If …

The District of Columbia Auditor shall prepare and submit to the Mayor and Council, annually, a report of this chapter’s economic impact on the private sector. Among other things, the District of Columbia Auditor shall audit a sample of District businesses to determine: (1) The c…

(a) The Department of Employment Services shall develop and implement a multilingual outreach program to inform employees of the availability of paid leave under this chapter. (b) The program shall include the distribution of notices and other written materials in English and in …

(a) This chapter shall apply 6 months after May 13, 2008. (b) In the case of a collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective date set forth in subsection (a) of this section, this chapter shall apply on the earlier of the date of the termination of the agreement or t…

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