Title 1 — Government Organization.

All decisions of the Board shall be rendered within a reasonable period of time, and in no event later than 120 days after the matter is submitted or referred to it for a decision.

(a) An agreement with a labor organization is subject to the approval of the Mayor or his or her designee; provided, that an agreement with a labor organization of employees of the Office of the Attorney General is subject to the approval of the Attorney General, and an agreement…

(a) The Board shall provide for collective bargaining concerning compensation under the procedures of and on the dates provided in § 1-617.17. The Mayor, the Attorney General for employees of the Office of the Attorney General, the District of Columbia Board of Education for its …

(a) Collective bargaining concerning compensation is authorized as provided in §§ 1-602.06 and 1-617.16. Such compensation bargaining shall preempt other provisions of this subchapter except as provided in this section. The principles of § 1-611.03 shall apply to compensation set…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, during fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year the evaluation process and instruments for evaluating District of Columbia Public Schools employees shall be a non-negotiable item for collective bargaining pu…

(a) Each employee, member of a board or commission, or a public official of the District government must at all times maintain a high level of ethical conduct in connection with the performance of official duties, and shall refrain from taking, ordering, or participating in any o…

No employee, member of a board or commission, or a public official of the District government shall engage in outside employment or private business activity or have any direct or indirect financial interest that conflicts or would appear to conflict with the fair, impartial, and…

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(a) A public official may not appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement, in or to a position in the agency in which he or she is serving or over which he or she exercises jurisdiction or control, any individual who is a …

(a) The Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of Education shall issue rules and regulations authorizing the granting of cash and honorary awards to employees for their suggestions, inventions, superior accomplishments, length of service, and other meritorious efforts which co…

A cash award authorized under the provisions of § 1-619.01(a) may not exceed $5,000 or 10% of the employee’s scheduled rate of basic pay, whichever is greater; except, that in the case of suggestions or inventions resulting in a tangible monetary savings or increased revenues, an…

(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 area of incentive awards as related to performance, including gainsharing. Pilot program…

It shall be the policy of the District of Columbia government to establish and maintain a comprehensive occupational safety and health management program that ensures, to the maximum extent possible, a safe and healthful work environment for employees and general public users of …

The occupational safety and health management program shall encompass all aspects of the total work environment throughout the District government, and shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Employee safety and health, inclusive of physical welfare at the work site and environ…

Safe and healthful conditions shall be provided all employees of the District government in accordance with applicable standards, codes, rules and regulations, and shall be consistent with the occupational safety and health standards promulgated by the United States Department of…

(a) The Mayor shall issue rules and regulations consistent with this subchapter and such laws of the federal government and the District of Columbia as they may, from time to time, be amended for the establishment, operation and administration of the District government’s occupat…

Employees shall be protected against penalty or reprisal for reporting an unsafe or unhealthful working condition or practice, or assisting in the investigation of such condition or practice.

The Mayor shall provide for the establishment and supervision of programs, as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of this subchapter, for the education and training of employees in the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of unsafe and unhealthful working conditions …

The Mayor shall establish an employee health services program which shall provide for the following: (1) Treatment of on-the-job injuries and illness requiring emergency treatment; (2) pre-employment and other physical examinations, including fitness-for-duty examinations; (3) a …

Each agency shall keep adequate records of all occupational accidents and illnesses occurring within the agency for proper evaluation and necessary corrective action and make statistical or other reports as the Mayor may require by rules and regulations.

In compliance with federal regulations issued pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 31306 , the Mayor and each personnel authority shall adopt and administer a program and issue rules for conducting pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, random, post-accident, return-to-duty, and follow-up test…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Applicant” means a person who has filed a written employment application form to work for the Department of Human Services or the Department of Mental Health or has been tentatively selected for employment by either the Departme…

(a) The following Department of Mental Health and Department of Human Services employees and prospective employees shall be tested for drug and alcohol use: (1) Applicants for positions that would qualify them as high potential risk employees; (2) Employees who have had a probabl…

(a) Testing shall be performed by an outside contractor. The contractor shall be certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to perform job related drug and alcohol forensic testing. (b)(1) For random testing, the contractor shall come on-site t…

Any Department of Mental Health or Department of Human Services employee who operates a motor vehicle in the performance of his or her employment within the District of Columbia shall be deemed to have given his or her consent, subject to the provisions of this subchapter, to the…

(a) The drug and alcohol testing policy shall be issued in writing in advance of program implementation to inform employees and allow them the opportunity to seek treatment. An employee shall be allowed only one opportunity to seek treatment following his or her first positive te…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Applicant” means any person who has filed any written employment application forms to work as a District employee, or has been tentatively selected for employment. (2) “Child” means an individual 12 years of age and under. (3) “…

(a) The following individuals shall be tested by the District government for drug and alcohol use: (1) Applicants for employment in safety-sensitive positions; (2) Those District employees who have had a reasonable suspicion referral; and (3) Post-accident District employees, as …

Any District government employee who operates a motor vehicle in the performance of his or her employment within the District of Columbia shall be deemed to have given his or her consent, subject to the conditions in this subchapter, to the testing of the employee’s urine or brea…

(a) Testing shall be performed by an outside contractor at a laboratory certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to perform job-related drug and alcohol forensic testing. (b) For random testing of District employees, the contractor shall, at …

(a) A drug and alcohol testing policy, including the notice required by § 1-620.32(d), shall be issued at least 30 days in advance of implementing the drug and alcohol program to inform District employees of the requirements of the program and to allow each employee one opportuni…

Each private provider that contracts with the District of Columbia to provide employees to work in safety-sensitive positions and each private entity licensed by the District government that has employees who work in safety-sensitive positions shall establish mandatory drug and a…

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Applicant” means an individual who has filed an application for employment with a public employer or who has filed an application or made a verbal request to serve in a volunteer position with a public employer. (2) “Covered pos…

(a) Before posting a vacancy announcement, a public employer shall determine if the position is a covered position. (b) If a position is a covered position, a public employer may inquire about an applicant’s criminal history at any time; provided, that the vacancy announcement in…

When considering whether to disqualify an applicant for a position that is not a covered position or take adverse action against an employee in a position that is not a covered position because of the applicant’s or employee’s criminal history, a public employer shall consider th…

The Department of Human Resources shall provide guidance on the implementation of this subchapter to all personnel authorities within the District government on or before February 1, 2011.

The health insurance benefit provisions of Chapter 89 of Title 5 of the United States Code are applicable to all employees of the District government first employed before October 1, 1987, except those specifically excluded by law or rule and regulation. Procedures established fo…

The District shall provide health benefits as set forth in § 1-621.05 to all employees of the District first employed after September 30, 1987, except those specifically excluded by law or by rule.

For the purposes of §§ 1-621.04 through 1-621.13, the term: (1) “Annuitant” means: (A) An employee first employed by the District after September 30, 1987, who has subsequently retired pursuant to any of the following: (i) Teachers’ Retirement System (§§ 38-2001.01 to 38-2023.16)…

The Mayor may contract with qualified carriers to provide health benefits under the laws of the District for periods of time to be determined by the Mayor. Any contract under this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 2.

The District may contract for or approve the following health benefit plans: (1) An Indemnity Benefit Plan: One District-wide plan offering at least 3 levels of benefits (one of which shall be deemed by the Mayor to be a standard option) under which a carrier agrees to pay certai…

(a) The benefits provided under the health benefit plans shall include benefits for costs associated with care in a general hospital and for health services of a catastrophic nature and may include at a minimum the following benefits: (1) Hospital benefits; (2) Managed care; (3) …

(a) Unless an employee or annuitant affirmatively waives health insurance coverage, each employee or annuitant shall enroll in 1 of the approved health benefit plans under § 1-621.05 either as an individual or for self and family or provide evidence satisfactory to the Mayor that…

(a) During each pay period in which an employee or an annuitant is enrolled under 1 of the health benefit plans there shall be withheld from the compensation of each employee and from the annuity of each annuitant or there shall be paid by each annuitant who received his or her b…

(a) The District’s contribution to the cost of any health benefit plan shall be an amount equal to 75% of the subscription charge of the standard option indemnity plan, except that in no event shall the District’s contribution exceed 75% of the total subscription charge of any pl…

(a)(1) As specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Chief Financial Officer shall engage an enrolled actuary to make the following determinations as of a specified date on the basis of the entry age normal funding method and in accordance with generally accepted actuaria…

(a) As a part of the actuarial report presented to the Chief Financial Officer, the actuary shall prepare an actuarial statement. The statement shall contain: (1) The dates of the fiscal year and the most recent actuarial valuation; (2) The total amount of the contributions made …

Upon request by the Chief Financial Officer, the Mayor and the head of any District agency or instrumentality shall furnish to the Chief Financial Officer information with respect to the benefits system to which this subchapter applies as the Chief Financial Officer considers nec…

The Chief Financial Officer shall: (1) Direct the enrolled actuary engaged pursuant to § 1-621.09a to: (A) From time to time, prepare an experiential study for the Fund; (B) Each fiscal year, prepare an asset allocation study for the Fund, and: (C) Prepare such other analyses as …