Title 1 — Government Organization.

An employee shall not directly or indirectly intimidate, threaten, or coerce any other employee for the purpose of interfering with any right that the employee may exercise to contribute, receive, or use annual or universal leave.

On or before February 1 of each year, the Office of Personnel shall provide a Voluntary Transfer of Leave Program Report to the Council. The report shall include: (1) A comprehensive list of all voluntary leave bank contributors; (2) A comprehensive list of all transfer of leave …

(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 …

There is established a comprehensive performance management system designed to: (1) Inform employees of work expectations; (2) Hold employees accountable for their performance, which shall include a direct relationship between the rating received pursuant to § 1-613.52 and the re…

The performance management system shall provide for: (1) The development of individual performance plans for all employees; (2) Ratings based on one or more of the following performance management components: (A) Standards; (B) Objectives; (C) Real-time tasks and assignments; and…

(a) Until regulations are issued by the Mayor, the Board of Education and the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia to implement the provisions of this subchapter for their respective employees, the performance evaluation systems in effect on June 10, 19…

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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Agency” means any office, department, division, board, commission, or other agency of the District government, including both subordinate agency and independent agency, required by law or by the Mayor or Council to administer an…

(a) Not later than January 1, 1996, and coincident with annual budget submissions to the Council in succeeding years, each agency of the District of Columbia shall develop and submit to the Council a performance plan that covers all publicly funded activities of the agency. (b) T…

(a) Not later than January 1, 1997, and on January 15th in subsequent years, each agency of the District of Columbia government shall develop and submit to the Council of the District of Columbia a performance report covering all major programs of the agency. (b) The performance …

(a) Agencies of the District of Columbia shall develop the performance plans and performance reports that are submitted by January 1, 1996, January 1, 1997, and succeeding years in consultation with the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor. (b) The Mayor shall order that th…

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(a) For purposes of this section, “consumer protection law” shall include any law intended to protect, or which does in fact protect, individual consumers from unfair, deceptive, or misleading acts or practices; or the nondisclosure of product quality, weight, size, or performanc…

(a)(1) Any citizen shall have a right to commence a suit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on behalf of the District government to recover funds which have been improperly paid by the District government while there exists any conflict of interest on the part of t…

The Council finds and declares that the public interest is served when employees of the District government are free to report waste, fraud, abuse of authority, violations of law, or threats to public health or safety without fear of retaliation or reprisal. Accordingly, the Coun…

(a) For purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Contract” means any contract for goods or services between the District government and another entity but excludes any collective bargaining agreement. (2) “Contributing factor” means any factor which, alone or in connection wit…

(a) A supervisor shall not take, or threaten to take, a prohibited personnel action or otherwise retaliate against an employee because of the employee’s protected disclosure or because of an employee’s refusal to comply with an illegal order. (b) Except in cases where the communi…

(a)(1) An employee aggrieved by a violation of § 1-615.53 may bring a civil action against the District, and, in his or her personal capacity, any District employee, supervisor, or official having personal involvement in the prohibited personnel action, before a court or a jury i…

(a) As part of the relief ordered in an administrative, arbitration or judicial proceeding, any person who is found to have violated § 1-615.53 or § 2-223.02 shall be subject to appropriate disciplinary action including dismissal. (b) As part of the relief ordered in a judicial p…

(a) The institution of a civil action pursuant to § 1-615.54 shall preclude an employee from pursuing any administrative remedy for the same cause of action from the Office of Employee Appeals or from an arbitrator pursuant to a negotiated grievance and arbitration procedure or a…

The District shall conspicuously display notices of employee protections and obligations under this subchapter in each personnel office and in other public places, and shall use all other appropriate means to keep all employees informed, including but not limited to the inclusion…

Employees shall have the following rights and responsibilities: (1) The right to freely express their opinions on all public issues, including those related to the duties they are assigned to perform; provided, however, that any agency may promulgate reasonable rules and regulati…

District funds shall not be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the District who: (1) Prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the District from having any direct oral or written com…

This subchapter shall apply to actions taken after July 13, 1998.

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The District of Columbia government finds that a radical redesign of the adverse and corrective action system by replacing it with more positive approaches toward employee discipline is critical to achieving organizational effectiveness. To that end, the Mayor, the District of Co…

(a) An official reprimand or a suspension of less than 10 days may be contested as a grievance pursuant to § 1-616.53 except that the grievance must be filed within 10 days of receipt of the final decision on the reprimand or suspension. (b) An appeal from a removal, a reduction …

(a) The Mayor, the District of Columbia Board of Education, and the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia shall issue rules and regulations providing procedures for the prompt handling of grievances of employees and applicants for employment. The grievan…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a personnel authority may authorize the placing of an employee on annual leave or leave without pay, as provided in this section, if: (1) A determination has been made that the employee utilized fraud in securing his or …

(a) The District of Columbia government finds and declares that an effective collective bargaining process is in the general public interest and will improve the morale of public employees and the quality of service to the public. (b) Each employee of the District government has …

(a) The Public Employee Relations Board (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Board”) shall issue rules and regulations establishing a labor-management relations program to implement the policy set forth in this subchapter. (b) The labor-management relations program…

(a) Recognition shall be accorded only to a labor organization that is free from corrupt influences and influences opposed to basic democratic principles. A labor organization must certify to the Board that its operations mandate the following: (1) The maintenance of democratic p…

(a) The District, its agents, and representatives are prohibited from: (1) Interfering with, restraining, or coercing any employee in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by this subchapter; (2) Dominating, interfering, or assisting in the formation, existence or administration …

It shall be unlawful for any District government employee or labor organization to participate in, authorize, or ratify a strike against the District.

(a) All employees shall have the right: (1) To organize a labor organization free from interference, restraint, or coercion; (2) To form, join, or assist any labor organization or to refrain from such activity; (3) To bargain collectively through representatives of their own choo…

Any labor organization which has been certified as the exclusive representative shall, upon request, have its dues and uniform assessments deducted and collected by the employer from the salaries of those employees who authorize the deduction of said dues. Such authorization, cos…

(a) The respective personnel authorities (management) shall retain the sole right, in accordance with applicable laws and rules and regulations: (1) To direct employees of the agencies; (2) To hire, promote, transfer, assign, and retain employees in positions within the agency an…

(a) The determination of an appropriate unit will be made on a case-to-case basis and will be made on the basis of a properly-supported request from a labor organization. No particular type of unit may be predetermined by management officials nor can there be any arbitrary limit …

(a) Exclusive recognition shall be granted to a labor organization which has been selected by a majority of employees in an appropriate unit who participate in an election, conducted by secret ballot, or by any other method in conformity with such rules and regulations as may be …

(a) The labor organization which has been certified to be the exclusive representative of all employees in the unit shall have the right to act for and negotiate agreements covering all employees in the unit and shall be responsible for representing the interests of all such empl…

Collective bargaining sessions between the District and employee organization representatives shall not be open to the public. All fact-finding proceedings under this subchapter shall be open to the public.

(a) Remedies of the Board may include, but shall not be limited to, orders which: Withdraw or decertify recognition of a labor organization; direct a new representation election; recommend that disciplinary action be taken against an employee or group of employees by an appropria…