Title 1, Government Organization.

(a) A host agency may convert existing positions into apprenticeships or create new, lower-grade positions for the purpose of establishing apprenticeships; provided, that nothing in this subchapter may be interpreted as requiring the creation of new positions. (b)(1) New hires an…

(a) By December 1, 2020, and each subsequent December 1, DCHR shall report to the Council on the Initiative. The report shall include: (1) A description of each established apprenticeship program, including: (A) The names and roles of participating entities; (B) The occupation co…

(a) The classification of all positions in the Career, Educational, Legal, Excepted, and the Management Supervisory Services will be accomplished in accordance with the following policy: (1) Individual positions will be grouped and identified by classes and grades, in accordance …

(a) In order to carry out the policies of § 1-611.01, the Mayor shall provide for the development of a classification system covering all positions in the Career, Legal, Excepted, and the Management Supervisory Services. (b) The Mayor shall provide that all positions covered by t…

(a) Compensation for all employees in the Career, Educational, Legal, Excepted, and the Management Supervisory Services shall be fixed in accordance with the following policy: (1) Compensation shall be competitive with that provided to other public sector employees having compara…

(a) The Mayor shall develop, in consultation with the Board of Education and the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, a new compensation system for all employees in the Career, Legal, Excepted, and Management Supervisory Services. Any comments that the…

(a) The Mayor, in consultation with the Board of Education and the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, shall provide for a periodic review of the basic compensation system, in order to improve the system and provide continuing conformity with the poli…

(a) If the Council by resolution approves, without revision, the new compensation system or systems, or any later changes in such system or systems or in the salary or pay schedules under the system or systems proposed in accordance with § 1-611.04 or § 1-611.05, the schedules sh…

(a) Each member of any board or commission who receives compensation or reimbursement of expenses on January 1, 1980, shall receive such rates of compensation or reimbursement of expenses as are provided in existing law, rule, regulation, or order, or in this chapter, except as m…

(a) Repealed. (a-1) In accordance with § 1-204.21(d), effective January 2, 2023, the Mayor shall receive annual compensation in the amount of $250,000, which shall be payable in equal and periodic installments. The compensation shall not be subject to step, cost of living, or oth…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each member of the State Board of Education ("SBOE") shall, in 2024, receive an annual salary of $20,000; except, the President of the SBOE shall, in 2024, receive an annual salary of $21,000. In each subsequent year, the annual sal…

(a) The classification of all positions in the Educational Service shall be in accordance with the policies of § 1-611.01. (a-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation: (1) Except for the Chancellor and any Excepted Service employees appointed pursuant to…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, members of the Public Employee Relations Board shall receive compensation at the rate of $250 per day, or $31.25 per hour, whichever is less, while in the service of the said Board. Should a member serve in excess of 8 h…

(a)(1) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall ascertain the average percentage increase to be used by the President of the United States in adjusting rates of pay (to be effective October 1, 1978, and October 1, 1979, respectively) under § 5305(a)(2) of Title 5 of the United…

(a) For the period beginning October 1, 1980, and ending on the last day of the pay period that contains September 30, 1981, the basic pay for an employee in the Career or Excepted Service shall not exceed $50,112.50 per annum. (b) For the period beginning October 1, 1980, and en…

An individual officer or employee of the District of Columbia government entitled to compensation under this subchapter may decline to accept all or any part of such compensation by a waiver signed and filed with the Director of Personnel. The waiver may be revoked in writing at …

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 2-1605 or § 23-1306, or any other provision or law, no employee of the District of Columbia government shall be authorized to receive pay in excess of that provided for in this subchapter, and any such provision of law that is inconsistent …

There is established an employee deferred compensation program as provided in the Deferred Compensation Act of 1984.

(a)(1) The Mayor may establish certain tax-favored and pre-tax benefits programs as are allowed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) and the regulations and interpretations thereunder, including sections 120, 125, 127, 129, and 132 of the Internal Revenue …

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the only method for the receipt of salary, wages, or any other compensation, and retirement payments by any District of Columbia employee or retiree, whether compensated by the District with District funds or federal funds, shall co…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, or any other provision of law or regulation, and consistent with § 1-204.22, the Mayor may implement pilot personnel programs in the areas of classification and compensation in the Department of Employment Services, the …

The Mayor and Council Compensation Advisory Commission (“Commission”) is established to determine the proper compensation of elected officials in the District of Columbia.

(a) The Commission shall consist of 5 voting members and one nonvoting member as follows: (1) Two members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council; (2) Three members appointed by the Council by resolution; and (3) The Director of the Office of Personnel, …

The Commission shall: (1) Conduct an annual review examining the best practices in compensation and benefits for mayors and members of the Council and other elected officials in the surrounding Washington Metropolitan Area, as well as in comparable jurisdictions in the country; (…

(a) On February 1 of each odd numbered year, the Commission shall submit to the Council, the Mayor, and each Councilmember a draft act, together with a report explaining its recommendations regarding compensation for the Mayor, the Chairman, and individual Councilmembers; provide…

(a) The Commission shall meet as frequently as the proper and efficient discharge of its duties may require. A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum. The Commission may act by an affirmative vote of a majority of its voting members. (b) Other than executive ses…

(a) All offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the District government shall fully cooperate with the Commission and provide requested information and documents. (b) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Commission may hire or contract for necessary staff and te…

Upon receiving the draft act and report from the Commission as required by § 1-611.54, the Chairman shall introduce the proposed legislation at the next legislative session. The Council shall hold a public hearing on the legislation within 6 months of its introduction.

(a) A basic administrative workweek of 40 hours is established for each full-time employee and the hours of work within that workweek shall be performed within a period of not more than 6 of any 7 consecutive days; except, that: (1) The basic workweek for uniformed members of the…

(a) Legal public holidays are as follows: (1) New Year’s Day, January 1st of each year; (2) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, the 3rd Monday in January of each year; (3) Washington’s Birthday, the 3rd Monday in February of each year; (4) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May…

A legal private holiday is a day on which any paid family, vacation, personal, compensatory, leave bank or unpaid leave that has been provided by the employer may be granted pursuant to subchapter XII of this chapter and Chapter 12 of Title 32 and includes the District of Columbi…

*NOTE: This section was created by emergency legislation that will expire on November 11, 2026.* (a) The Mayor may establish a telework policy that applies to all agencies. (b) No personnel authority or agency shall establish or implement a telework policy other than the policy e…

(a) All employees shall be entitled to earn annual and sick leave as provided herein, except: (1) Educational employees under the Board of Education or Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia. The leave system for such employees shall be established by rul…

(a) An employee shall be entitled to up to 30 days of leave to serve as an organ donor, and up to 7 days of leave to serve as a bone marrow donor, without loss or reduction in pay, leave, or credit for time of service, in a calendar year. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of t…

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on November 11, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* (a) For the purpos…

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on November 11, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* (a)(1) An eligible…

(a) There is established within the District government the Paid Family and Medical Leave Supplemental Bank, which shall consist of hours of leave from the following sources deposited in accordance with § 1-612.06 and rules promulgated by the Mayor pursuant to § 1-612.11: (1) Ann…

(a) A leave contributor may submit a voluntary written request to the PFML Bank Administrator that a specified number of hours of the leave contributor's accrued annual, restored, or universal leave be contributed to the PFML Bank. The contribution shall be made to the PFML Bank …

(a) An application for withdrawal of leave from the PFML Bank shall proceed as follows: (1) An eligible employee who expects to experience an absence of 10 or more workdays due to a qualifying medical leave event or qualifying family leave event may make a written application to …

(a) The PFML Administrator shall refer the proposed leave recipient's application to the employee's personnel authority for review. (b) The proposed leave recipient's personnel authority shall review an application to become a leave recipient under procedures established by the M…

(a) The use of the PFML Bank transferred hours shall terminate on the date that the: (1) Leave recipient's employment terminates; (2) Leave recipient is no longer experiencing a qualifying medical leave event or qualifying family leave event; or (3) The 12-month period specified …

An employee shall not directly or indirectly promise to confer on another employee a benefit, such as an appointment, compensation, or promotion, or effect, or suggest to effect on another employee, a reprisal, such as withholding an appointment, reducing compensation, or demotin…

(a) The District may not enter into a policy or contract to provide temporary or short-term disability benefits to its employees that would allow the insurer to offset or reduce benefits or income available to an individual under the contract or policy based on estimated or actua…

The Mayor shall issue proposed rules to implement the provisions of §§ 1-612.04 through 1-612.10. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not …

(a) On or before March 1 of each year, the Mayor shall provide a PFML Bank report ("report") to the Council. The report shall include a government-wide summary and agency-level information on: (1) The number of total contributed hours to the PFML Bank; (2) The number of employees…

(a) The Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of Education shall each install and maintain programs for the training and development of their respective employees through planned courses, systems, or other instruction or education in fields which are or will be related to the …