D.C. Code § 32-514 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / § 32-514
§ 32-514. Encouragement of more generous leave policies.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to discourage an employer from the adoption or retention of a family and medical leave policy more generous than the family and medical leave required by this chapter.
D.C. Code § 32-1606 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / § 32-1606
§ 32-1606. Performance based accountability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1231.13 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12A / § 32-1231.13
§ 32-1231.13. Rules.
Status: in_force

Within 60 days of March 3, 2015, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter, including establishing procedures for a business to prove undue hardship.
D.C. Code § 32-1508 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / § 32-1508
§ 32-1508. Compensation for disability.
Status: in_force

Compensation for disability shall be paid to the employee as follows:
(1) In case of total disability adjudged to be permanent, 66 2/3% of the employee’s average weekly wages shall be paid to the employee during the continuance thereof. Loss of both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or of any 2 thereof shall, in the absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent total disability. In all other cases permanent total disability shall be determined only if, as a result of the injury, the employee is unable to earn any wages in the same or other employment;
(2) In case of disability total in character but temporary in quality, 66 2/3% of the employee’s average weekly wages shall be paid to the employee during the continuance thereof;
(3) In case of disability partial in character but permanent in quality, the compensation shall be 66 2/3% of the employee’s average weekly wages which shall be in addition to compensation for temporary total disability or temporary partial disability paid in accordance with paragraph (2) or (4) of this subsection respectively, and shall be paid to the employee, as follows:
  (A) Arm lost, 312 weeks’ compensation;
  (B) Leg lost, 288 weeks’ compensation;
  (C) Hand lost, 244 weeks’ compensation;
  (D) Foot lost, 205 weeks’ compensation;
  (E) Eye lost, 160 weeks’ compensation;
  (F) Thumb lost, 75 weeks’ compensation;
  (G) First finger lost, 46 weeks’ compensation;
  (H) Great toe lost, 38 weeks’ compensation;
  (I) Second finger lost, 30 weeks’ compensation;
  (J) Third finger lost, 25 weeks’ compensation;
  (K) Toe other than great toe lost, 16 weeks’ compensation;
  (L) Fourth finger lost, 15 weeks’ compensation;
  (M) Compensation for loss of hearing of 1 ear, 52 weeks. Compensation for loss of hearing of both ears, 200 weeks, provided that the Mayor may establish a waiting period, not to exceed 6 months, during which an employee may not file a claim for loss of hearing resulting from nontraumatic causes in his occupational environment until the employee has been away from such environment for such period, and provided further, that nothing in this subparagraph shall limit an employee’s right to file a claim for temporary partial disability pursuant to paragraph (5) of this section;
  (N) Compensation for loss of more than 1 phalange of a digit shall be the same as for loss of the entire digit. Compensation for loss of the 1st phalange shall be one half of the compensation for loss of the entire digit;
  (O) Compensation for an arm or a leg, if amputated at or above the elbow or the knee, shall be the same as for a loss of the arm or leg; but if amputated between the elbow and the wrist or the knee and the ankle, shall be the same as for loss of a hand or foot;
  (P) Compensation for loss of binocular vision or for 80% or more of the vision of an eye shall be the same as for loss of the eye;
  (Q) Compensation for loss of 2 or more digits, or 1 or more phalanges of 2 or more digits, of a hand or foot, may be proportioned to the loss of use of the hand or foot occasioned thereby, but shall not exceed the compensation for loss of a hand or foot;
  (R) Compensation for permanent total loss of use of a member shall be the same as for loss of the member;
  (S) Compensation for permanent partial loss or loss of use of a member may be for proportionate loss or loss of use of the member. Benefits for partial loss of vision in 1 or both eyes, or partial loss of hearing in 1 or both ears shall be for a period proportionate to the period benefits are payable for total bilateral loss of vision or total binaural loss of hearing as such partial loss bears to total loss;
  (T) The Mayor shall award proper and equitable compensation for serious disfigurement of the face, head, neck or other normally exposed bodily areas not to exceed $7,500;
  (U) In any case in which there shall be a loss of, or loss of use of, more than 1 member or parts of more than 1 member set forth in subparagraphs (A) to (S) of this paragraph, not amounting to permanent total disability, the award of compensation shall be for the loss of, or loss of use of, each such member or part thereof, which awards shall run consecutively, except that where 1 injury affects only 2 or more digits of the same hand or foot, subparagraph (Q) of this paragraph shall apply; and
  (U-i) In determining disability pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (S) of this subsection, the most recent edition of the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment may be utilized, along with the following 5 factors:
  Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment
    (i) Pain;
    (ii) Weakness;
    (iii) Atrophy;
    (iv) Loss of endurance; and
    (v) Loss of function.
  (V) (i) In other cases the employee shall elect:
      (I) To have his or her compensation calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in either sub-subparagraph (ii)(I) or (II) of this subparagraph; and
      (II) To receive the compensation at the time the employee returns to work or achieves maximum medical improvement.
    (ii) The compensation shall be 662/3% of the greater of:
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      (I) The difference between the employee’s actual wage at the time of injury and the average weekly wage, at the time of injury, of the job that the employee holds after the employee has a disability; or
      (II) The difference between the average weekly wage, at the time the employee returns to work, of the job that the employee held before the employee had the disability and the actual wage of the job that the employee holds when the employee returns to work.
    (iii) If the employee voluntarily limits his or her income or fails to accept employment commensurate with the employee’s abilities, the employee’s wages after the employee becomes disabled shall be deemed to be the amount the employee would earn if the employee did not voluntarily limit his or her income or did accept employment commensurate with the employee’s abilities. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, in the case of injury occurring on or after April 16, 1999, the periods of compensation set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (S) of this paragraph shall each be reduced by a proportion of 25% of the stated period of weeks, rounded upward to the nearest whole week.
  (W) The compensation and remuneration payable to a professional athlete claimant pursuant to subparagraph (V)(ii) of this paragraph shall be determined by referring to the date of the claimant’s disability and a date that is not later than the date on which the claimant’s employment as a professional athlete would have ended, as determined pursuant to § 32-1501(17C) , if the disability for which he or she seeks compensation and remuneration pursuant to subparagraph (V)(ii) of this paragraph had not occurred.
(4) Any compensation to which any claimant would be entitled under paragraph (3) of this section, excepting paragraph (3)(V) of this section, shall, provided the death arises from causes other than the injury, be payable in full to and for the benefit of the persons following:
  (A) If there be a surviving spouse or domestic partner and no child of the deceased to such spouse or domestic partner;
  (B) If there be a surviving spouse or domestic partner and surviving child or children of the deceased, one half shall be payable to the spouse or domestic partner and the other one half to the surviving child or children;
  (C) The Mayor may in his discretion require the appointment of a guardian for the purpose of receiving the compensation of the minor child. In the absence of such a requirement, the appointment for such a purpose shall not be necessary;
  (D) If there be a surviving child or children of the deceased but no surviving spouse or domestic partner, then to such child or children;
  (E) If there be no surviving spouse or domestic partner and no surviving children, such unpaid amount of the award shall be paid to the survivors specified in § 32-1509 (other than a spouse, domestic partner, or child); and the amount to be paid each such survivor shall be determined by multiplying such unpaid amount of the award by the appropriate percentage specified in § 32-1509(4) , but if the aggregate amount to which all such survivors are entitled, as so determined, is less than such unpaid amount of the award, the excess amount shall be divided among such survivors pro rata according to the amount otherwise payable to each.
(5) In case of temporary partial disability, the compensation shall be 66 2/3% of the injured employee’s wage loss to be paid during the continuance of such disability, but shall not be paid for a period exceeding 5 years. Wage loss shall be the difference between the employee’s average weekly wage before the employee had the disability and the employee’s actual wages after the employee had the disability. If the employee voluntarily limits his income or fails to accept employment commensurate with his abilities, then his wages after the employee had the disability shall be deemed to be the amount he would earn if he did not voluntarily limit his income or did accept employment commensurate with his abilities.
(6) (A) If an employee receives an injury, which combined with a previous occupational or nonoccupational disability or physical impairment causes substantially greater disability or death, the liability of the employer shall be as if the subsequent injury alone caused the subsequent amount of disability and shall be the payment of:
    (i) All medical expenses;
    (ii) All monetary benefits for temporary total or partial injuries; and
    (iii) Monetary benefits for permanent total or partial injuries up to 104 weeks.
  (B) The special fund shall reimburse the employer solely for the monetary benefits paid for permanent total or partial injuries after 104 weeks.
  (C) The requirements of this paragraph shall apply to injuries occurring prior to April 16, 1999.
(7) In each case, payment of benefits shall be 66 2/3 % of the employee’s average weekly wage.
(8) The Mayor may approve lump-sum settlements agreed to in writing by the interested parties, discharging the liability of the employer for compensation, notwithstanding §§ 32-1516 and 32-1517 , in any case where the Mayor determines that it is in the best interest of an injured employee entitled to compensation or individuals entitled to benefits pursuant to § 32-1509 . The Mayor shall approve the settlement, where both parties are represented by legal counsel who are eligible to receive attorney fees pursuant to § 32-1530 . These settlements shall be the complete and final dispositions of a case and shall be a final binding compensation order.
(9) Repealed.
(10) An award for disability may be made after the death of an injured employee from causes other than work-related injury. If the award made is for permanent partial disability, pursuant to paragraph (3)(A) through (U) of this section, the award shall be payable in full pursuant to paragraph (4) of this section. If the award made is for any other category of disability, the amount of the award shall be computed from the date of the injury to the date of death, and shall be payable in full in the same manner as an award payable pursuant to paragraph (4) of this section.
D.C. Code § 32-403 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 4 / § 32-403
§ 32-403. Bonding requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Every applicant for a license to operate an employment agency, employment counseling service, or job listing service, prior to receiving a license, shall file with the Mayor a bond signed by the applicant as principal and by a surety company authorized to do business in the District as a surety.
(b) (1) Any employment agency or employment counseling service whose average fee for job-seekers is $2,000 or more and which enters into contracts with 100 or more job-seekers per year shall file a bond in the amount of $100,000.
  (2) Any employment agency or employment counseling service whose average fee for job-seekers is less than $2,000 or which enters into contracts with fewer than 100 job-seekers per year shall file a bond in the amount of $50,000.
  (3) Each job listing service shall file a bond in the amount of $5,000.
(c) Each bond shall be in favor of the District for the benefit of any job-seeker injured by the employment agency or employment counseling service or any purchaser of job lists from the job listing service when the job-seeker or purchaser is unable to recover directly from the licensee for the injury. The liability of the surety under any bond may not exceed the amount of the bond, regardless of the number or amount of claims filed. If the claims filed should exceed the amount of the bond, the surety shall pay the amount of the bond to the Mayor for distribution to claimants entitled to restitution and shall be relieved of all liability under the bond.
(d) Upon commencement of any action or actions against the surety based upon the bond for an aggregate amount exceeding the amount of the bond, the Mayor may require the licensee to obtain an additional bond in an amount to be determined by the Mayor. The licensee’s failure to file the new and additional bond within 30 days from the date of the Mayor’s requirement shall constitute cause for revocation of the license.
(e) Each applicant for renewal of a license to operate an employment agency, employment counseling service, or job listing service, prior to receiving the license renewal, shall file with the Mayor evidence that the bond required by this section remains in force.
(f) The Mayor may accept an irrevocable letter of credit from a financial institution authorized to do business in the District, or evidence of cash deposited in an escrow account in a financial institution in the District in the name of the licensee and the District in lieu of the bond required by this section. The letter of credit or escrow account shall be in the amounts required by subsection (b) of this section.
D.C. Code § 32-1367 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13C / § 32-1367
§ 32-1367. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 30-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 32-1363 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13C / § 32-1363
§ 32-1363. Retaliation unlawful.
Status: in_force

No employer or employment agency shall:
(1) Interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempted exercise of, any right provided under this chapter; or
(2) Fail or refuse to hire, or discharge, any employee or potential employee because the employee or potential employee:
  (A) Opposed any practice made unlawful by this chapter;
  (B) Has filed any charge, or has instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding, relating to any right provided under this chapter;
  (C) Has given, or is about to give, any information in connection with any inquiry or proceeding relating to any right provided under this chapter; or
  (D) Has testified, or is about to testify, in any inquiry or proceeding relating to any right provided under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 32-531.10a — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / § 32-531.10a
§ 32-531.10a. Statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

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 does not post the notice required under § 32-531.09 , or, for civil complaints, when an administrative complaint is filed.
D.C. Code § 32-1301 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13 / § 32-1301
§ 32-1301. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever used in this chapter:
  (1) "Administrative Law Judge" means an administrative law judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings, established by § 2-1831.02 .
  (1A) "Attorney General" means the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, as established by § 1-204.35 .
  (1B) “Employer” includes every individual, partnership, firm, general contractor, subcontractor, association, corporation, the legal representative of a deceased individual, or the receiver, trustee, or successor of an individual, firm, partnership, general contractor, subcontractor, association, or corporation, employing any person in the District of Columbia; provided, that the word “employer” shall not include the government of the United States, the government of the District of Columbia, or any agency of either of said governments, or any employer subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.).
  (2) “Employee” shall include any person suffered or permitted to work by an employer.
  (2A) “Living Wage Act” means subchapter X-A of Chapter 2 of Title 2 [ § 2-220.01 et seq.].
  (2B) “Minimum Wage Revision Act” means Chapter 10 of this title [ § 32-1001 et seq.].
  (2C) “Sick and Safe Leave Act” means subchapter III of Chapter 5 of this title .
  (3) “Wages” means all monetary compensation after lawful deductions, owed by an employer, whether the amount owed is determined on a time, task, piece, commission, or other basis of calculation. The term “wages” includes a:
    (A) Bonus;
    (B) Commission;
    (C) Fringe benefits paid in cash;
    (D) Overtime premium; and
    (E) Other remuneration promised or owed:
      (i) Pursuant to a contract for employment, whether written or oral;
      (ii) Pursuant to a contract between an employer and another person or entity; or
      (iii) Pursuant to District or federal law.
  (4) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his designated agent or agents.
  (5) “Working day” means any day exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays.
D.C. Code § 32-1691.02 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / § 32-1691.02
§ 32-1691.02. Establishment of the Information Technology Investment Program.
Status: in_force

(a) The WIC, in collaboration with UDC, the University of the District of Columbia Foundation, Inc., and community training providers, shall establish the Information Technology Investment Program to provide financial assistance to District residents who seek to obtain IT occupational credentials through Program training and to support District residents in obtaining IT jobs. The WIC shall be responsible for providing funding for the Program consistent with the memoranda of understanding required pursuant to § 32-1691.05 and the IT training grants authorized pursuant to § 32-1691.06 .
(b) The Program shall provide industry-informed, up-to-date IT training and certification at no cost to eligible District residents, who, under the Program, may receive the following financial assistance to pursue Program training:
  (1) Payment of tuition, to the extent charged;
  (2) Payment of academic costs, including the costs of books, supplies, and membership fees; and
  (3) A monthly stipend to be used toward living expenses and transportation for participants pursuing WDLL courses or IT training through community training providers.
(c) Program training shall be offered at the UDC-CC campus and any WDLL satellite location and at community training provider sites located in the District, as approved by the WIC.
(d) Program marketing and public education shall be provided by UDC-CC, WDLL, and community training providers to attract District residents to the Program and for the duration of the Program.
D.C. Code § 32-1046 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1046
§ 32-1046. Statute of limitations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1010 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1010
§ 32-1010. Violations.
Status: in_force

(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 provisions of § 32-1006 , or to make any statement, report, or record filed or kept pursuant to the provisions of §§ 32-1008 and 32-1009.01 or any regulation or order issued under § 32-1006 knowing the statement, report, or record to be false in a material respect;
  (3) Discharge, threaten, penalize, or in any other manner discriminate or retaliate against any employee or person because that employee or person has:
    (A) Made or is believed to have made a complaint to his or her employer, the Mayor, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, any federal or District employee, or to any other person that the employer has engaged in conduct that the employee, reasonably and in good faith, believes violates any provision of this subchapter, or any regulation promulgated pursuant to this subchapter;
    (B) Caused to be instituted or is about to institute a proceeding under or related to this subchapter;
    (C) Provided information to the Mayor, or the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, or any federal or District of Columbia employee;
    (D) Testified or is about to testify in an investigation or any proceeding filed under this subchapter; or
    (E) Exercised rights protected under this subchapter.
  (4) Hinder or delay the Mayor or the Mayor’s authorized representative in the enforcement of this subchapter, to refuse to admit the Mayor or the Mayor’s authorized representative to any place of employment upon demand, to refuse to make available any record to the Mayor or Mayor’s authorized agent required to be made, kept, or preserved under this subchapter, or to fail to post a summary or copy of this subchapter or of any applicable regulation or order, as required under § 32-1009 .
(b) An employee complaint or other communication need not make explicit reference to any section or provision of this subchapter to trigger the protections of this section. The employer, or any person acting on behalf of the employer, taking adverse action against an employee within 90 days of an employee or other person’s engagement in the activities set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall raise a presumption that the action is retaliation. The presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence that the action was taken for other permissible reasons.
D.C. Code § 32-1051.16 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10A / § 32-1051.16
§ 32-1051.16. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter .
D.C. Code § 32-1401 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 14 / § 32-1401
§ 32-1401. Purpose.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1535 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / § 32-1535
§ 32-1535. Compensation for injuries where third persons are liable.
Status: in_force

(a) If, on account of a disability or death for which compensation is payable under this chapter, the person entitled to such compensation determines that some person other than those enumerated in § 32-1504(b) is liable for damages, he need not elect whether to receive such compensation or to recover damages against such third person.
(b) Acceptance of such compensation under an award in a compensation order filed with the Mayor shall operate as an assignment to the employer of all rights of the person entitled to compensation to recover damages against such third person unless such person shall commence an action against such third person within 6 months after such award. If the employer fails to commence an action against such third person within 90 days after the cause of action is assigned under this section, the right to bring the action shall revert to the person entitled to compensation.
(c) A payment made pursuant to §§ 32-1509 and 32-1540(d)(1) shall operate as an assignment to the employer of all rights of the legal representative of the deceased (hereinafter referred to as “representative”) to recover damages against such third person.
(d) Such employer on account of such assignment may either institute proceedings for the recovery of such damages or may compromise with such third person either without or after instituting such proceeding.
(e) Any amount recovered by such employer on account of such assignment, whether or not as the result of a compromise, shall be distributed as follows:
  (1) The employer shall retain an amount equal to:
    (A) The expenses incurred by him in respect to such proceedings or compromise (including a reasonable attorney’s fee as determined by the Mayor);
    (B) The cost of all benefits actually furnished by him to the employee under § 32-1507 ;
    (C) All amounts paid as compensation; and
    (D) The present value of all amounts thereafter payable as compensation, such present value to be computed in accordance with a schedule prepared by the Mayor, and the present value of the cost of all benefits thereafter to be furnished under § 32-1507 , to be estimated by the Mayor, and the amounts so computed and estimated to be retained by the employer as a trust fund to pay such compensation and the cost of such benefits as they become due, and to pay any sum finally remaining in excess thereof to the person entitled to compensation or to the representative; and
  (2) The employer shall pay any excess to the person entitled to compensation or to the representative, less one fifth of such excess which shall belong to the employer.
(f) If the person entitled to compensation institutes proceedings within the period described in subsection (b) of this section, the employer shall be required to pay as compensation under this chapter a sum equal to the excess of the amount which the Mayor determines is payable on account of such injury or death over the amount recovered against such third person.
(f-1) If the person entitled to compensation institutes proceedings within the period described in subsection (b) of this section and recovers an amount against a third person, the costs of litigation and attorneys’ fees shall be proportionally shared between the person entitled to compensation, or the employee’s eligible survivors or legal representative, and the employer relative to the amount each received in the total recovery against the third person.
(g) If compromise with such third person is made by the person entitled to compensation or such representative of an amount less than the compensation to which such person or representative would be entitled under this chapter, the employer shall be liable for compensation as determined in subsection (f) of this section, only if the written approval of such compromise is obtained from the employer and his insurance carrier by the person entitled to compensation or such representative at the time of or prior to such compromise in a form and manner prescribed by the Mayor.
(h) Where the employer is insured and the insurance carrier has assumed the payment of the compensation, the insurance carrier shall be subrogated to all the rights of the employer under this section.
(i) The right to compensation or benefits under this chapter shall be the exclusive remedy to an employee when he is injured, or to his eligible survivors or legal representative if he is killed, by the negligence or wrong of any other person or persons in the same employ; provided, that this provision shall not affect the liability of a person other than an officer or employee of the employer.
D.C. Code § 32-171.02 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 1D / § 32-171.02
§ 32-171.02. Establishment of Program and issuance of grants.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Workplace Rights Grant Program for the purpose of authorizing OAG to provide grants to community-based organizations to conduct activities with eligible individuals related to employment laws and to inform the OAG's work related to employment laws.
(b) OAG shall administer the Program by:
  (1) Issuing Program grants to community-based organizations to provide:
    (A) Outreach and worker education;
    (B) Outreach and legal services; or
    (C) A combination of outreach, worker education, and legal services.
  (2) Awarding Program grants at least annually, which may include the continuation or renewal of multi-year grants, to at least 2 qualified community-based organizations;
  (3) Adopting policies, procedures, guidelines, and requirements for the grants, including performance measures and target outcomes; and
  (4) Issuing all grants pursuant to the requirements set forth in part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1 .
(c) OAG may:
  (1) Require that at least 95% of the individuals served by a Program grant in a grant year be low- or moderate-income eligible individuals or reasonably believed to be low- or moderate-income eligible individuals; and
  (2) Pay grants on a performance basis or a reimbursable basis.
(d) Program grants shall:
  (1) Have a duration of at least one year and up to 3 years, subject to the availability of appropriations and contingent on satisfactory performance by a grantee during the grant's first year or, if applicable, the grant's second year; and
  (2) Be for not less than $100,000 per year per grant.
D.C. Code § 32-1530 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / § 32-1530
§ 32-1530. Attorney fees.
Status: in_force

(a) If the employer or carrier declines to pay any compensation on or before the 30th day after receiving written notice from the Mayor that a claim for compensation has been filed, on the grounds that there is no liability for compensation within the provisions of this chapter, and the person seeking benefits thereafter utilizes the services of an attorney-at-law in the successful prosecution of his claim, there shall be awarded, in addition to the award of compensation, in a compensation order, a reasonable attorney’s fee against the employer or carrier in an amount approved by the Mayor, or court, as the case may be, which shall be paid directly by the employer or carrier to the attorney for the claimant in a lump sum after the compensation order becomes final.
(b) If the employer or carrier pays or tenders payment of compensation without an award pursuant to this chapter, and thereafter a controversy develops over the amount of additional compensation, if any, to which the employee may be entitled, the Mayor shall recommend in writing a disposition of the controversy. If the employer or carrier refuse to accept such written recommendation, within 14 days after its receipt by them, they shall pay or tender to the employee in writing the additional compensation, if any, to which they believe the employee is entitled. If the employee refuses to accept such payment or tender of compensation and thereafter utilizes the services of an attorney-at-law, and if the compensation thereafter awarded is greater than the amount paid or tendered by the employer or carrier, a reasonable attorney’s fee based solely upon the difference between the amount awarded and the amount tendered or paid shall be awarded in addition to the amount of compensation. The foregoing sentence shall not apply if the controversy relates to degree or length of disability, and if the employer or carrier offers to submit the case for evaluation by physicians employed or selected by the Mayor, as authorized in § 32-1507(e) , and offers to tender an amount of compensation based upon the degree or length of disability found by the independent medical report at such time as an evaluation of disability can be made. If the claimant is successful in review proceedings before the Mayor or court in any such case, an award may be made in favor of the claimant and against the employer or carrier for a reasonable attorney’s fee for claimant’s counsel in accordance with the above provisions. In all other cases any claim for legal services shall not be assessed against the employer or carrier.
(c) In all cases, fees for attorneys representing the claimant shall be approved in the manner herein provided. If any proceedings are had before the Mayor or any court for review of any actions, award, order or decision, the Mayor or court may approve an attorney’s fee for the work done before him or it, as the case may be, by the attorney for the claimant. An approved attorney’s fee, in cases in which the obligation to pay the fee is upon the claimant, may be made a lien upon the compensation due under an award, and the Mayor or court shall fix in the award approving the fee such lien and manner of payment.
(d) In cases where an attorney’s fee is awarded against an employer or carrier there may be further assessed against such employer or carrier as costs, fees and mileage for necessary witnesses attending the hearing at the instance of claimant. Both the necessity for the witness and the reasonableness of the fees of expert witnesses must be approved by the Mayor, or the court, as the case may be. The amounts awarded against the employer or carrier as attorney’s fees, costs, fees and mileage of witnesses shall not in any respect affect or diminish the compensation payable under this chapter.
(e) Any person who receives any fees, other consideration or any gratuity on account of services rendered as a representative of a claimant, unless such consideration or gratuity is approved by the Mayor or court, or who makes it a business to solicit employment for a lawyer, or for himself in respect of any claim or award for compensation, shall upon conviction thereof for each offense be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(f) At no time shall an attorney’s fee be approved in excess of 20% of the actual benefit secured through the efforts of the attorney. This provision applies to all benefits secured through the efforts of an attorney, including settlements provided for under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 32-173.03 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 1D-i / § 32-173.03
§ 32-173.03. Establishment of Jobs First DC grants.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning no later than December 15, 2021, DOES shall award a minimum of 2 grants, each not less than $250,000 per year for a minimum of 2 years, subject to the availability of funds, to provide job placement and employment retention support for District residents.
(b) To be eligible for a grant, an applicant shall:
  (1) Be located in the District;
  (2) Be a nonprofit organization with a 501(c)(3) status, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service;
  (3) Have demonstrated success providing the employment assistance described in § 32-173.02(b) to individuals with the characteristics described in section 4145(d), as evidenced by a minimum of a 65% employment placement rate; and
  (4) Have demonstrated success providing employment support to individuals for up to 12 months, as evidenced by a minimum of a 70% employment retention rate.
(c) DOES may give preference to applicants that have partnerships with:
  (1) Organizations that provide criminal and credit record review and recovery support; or
  (2) Financial institutions to establish individual development accounts ("IDAs") for employed participants, in which the progressive employment retention bonuses outlined in subsection (d)(3) of this section and other savings may be deposited and matched to help participants build assets and achieve financial stability.
(d) Grantees shall:
  (1) Select Program participants according to the criteria outlined in § 32-173.04 .
  (2) Provide participants the services outlined in § 32-173.02(b) ; and
  (3) Provide progressive employment retention bonuses totaling up to $500 for each participant who meets the following milestones:
    (A) At 180 days of employment, a participant shall receive $250; and
    (B) At 365 days of employment, a participant shall receive $250;
  (4) Receive a training outcomes bonus totaling up to $500 for each participant who meets the following milestones:
    (A) For each participant that remains employed for 180 days, a grantee shall receive $250; and
    (B) For each participant that remains employed for 365 days, a grantee shall receive $250.
(e) Grantees may establish and facilitate a participant alumni group for the purpose of providing participants access to education and training opportunities and to promote professional advancement.
D.C. Code § 32-521.06 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / § 32-521.06
§ 32-521.06. Notice.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall devise 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 subchapter and information that pertains to the filing of a complaint under this subchapter.
(b) Any employer who willfully violates this section shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each day that employer fails to post the notice.
D.C. Code § 32-1131.02 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 11A / § 32-1131.02
§ 32-1131.02. Prohibition against assisting certain employment of perpetrator of child sexual abuse offenses.
Status: in_force

(a) A covered employee is prohibited from assisting an employee, contractor, or agent of a school or a child development facility in obtaining a new job involving direct interaction with minors if the covered employee knows, or has probable cause to believe, that such employee, contractor, or agent engaged in sexual misconduct or sexual abuse regarding a child or student in violation of District or federal law.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) of this section shall not apply if the information giving rise to probable cause:
  (1) Has been properly reported to:
    (A) A law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the alleged sexual misconduct or sexual abuse; and
    (B) Any other appropriate authorities as required by federal or District law, including any authorities identified under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, approved June 23, 1972 (86 Stat. 373; 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. ), and 34 C.F.R. Part 106; and
  (2) (A) The matter has been officially closed or the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia or the Metropolitan Police Department has investigated the allegations and notified school or child development facility officials that there is insufficient information to establish probable cause that the employee, contractor, or agent engaged in sexual misconduct or sexual abuse regarding a minor or student in violation of District or federal law;
    (B) The employee, contractor, or agent has been charged with, and acquitted or otherwise exonerated of the alleged misconduct or abuse; or
    (C) The case or investigation remains open and there have been no charges filed against, or indictment of, the employee, contractor, or agent within 4 years of the date on which the information was reported to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia or the Metropolitan Police Department.
D.C. Code § 32-1051.12 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10A / § 32-1051.12
§ 32-1051.12. Representation.
Status: in_force

Any person may be represented by counsel in any proceeding under this chapter . Any party, including corporate entities, as an alternative to counsel, may be assisted by a non-attorney authorized by that party in accordance with section 2835 of Title 1 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (1 DCMR § 2835), except where such representation is prohibited by law or disallowed by the administrative law judge for good cause.
D.C. Code § 32-1509 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / § 32-1509
§ 32-1509. Compensation for death.
Status: in_force

If the injury causes death, the compensation shall be known as a death benefit and shall be payable in the amount and to or for the benefit of the persons following:
(1) Reasonable funeral expenses not exceeding $5,000.
(2) If there be a surviving spouse or domestic partner and no child of the deceased, to such surviving spouse or domestic partner 50% of the average wages of the deceased, for as long as the surviving spouse or domestic partner does not remarry or enter into a domestic partnership, with 2 years’ compensation in 1 sum upon remarriage or entry into a domestic partnership; and if there be a surviving child or children of the deceased, the additional amount of 16 2/3% of such wages for each such child; in case of the death, remarriage, or entry into a domestic partnership of such surviving spouse or domestic partner, if there be 1 surviving child of the deceased employee, such child shall have his compensation increased to 50% of such wages, and if there be more than 1 surviving child of the deceased employee to such children, in equal parts, 50% of such wages increased by 16 2/3% of such wages for each child in excess of 1; provided, that the total amount payable shall in no case exceed 66 2/3% of such wages. The Mayor may, in his discretion, require the appointment of a guardian for the purpose of receiving the compensation of a minor child. In the absence of such a requirement, the appointment of a guardian for such purposes shall not be necessary.
(3) If there be 1 surviving child of the deceased, but no surviving spouse or domestic partner then for the support of such child 50% of the wages of the deceased; and if there be more than 1 surviving child of the deceased, but no surviving spouse or domestic partner then for the support of such children, in equal parts 50% of such wages increased by 16 2/3% of such wages for each child in excess of 1; provided, that the total amount payable shall in no case exceed 66 2/3% of such wages.
(4) If there be no surviving spouse or domestic partner or child or if the amount payable to a surviving spouse or domestic partner and to children shall be less in the aggregate than 66 2/3% of the average wages of the deceased, then for the support of grandchildren or brothers and sisters if dependent upon the deceased at the time of the injury, 20% of such wages for the support of each such person and for the support of each parent, or grandparent, of the deceased if dependent upon him at the time of the injury 25% of such wages during such dependency. But in no case shall the aggregate amount payable under this paragraph exceed the difference between 66 2/3% of such wages and the amount payable as herein before provided to surviving spouse or domestic partner and for the support of surviving child or children.
(5) Weekly death benefits paid under this section shall not exceed the average weekly wages of insured employees in the District of Columbia, or $396.78, whichever is greater.
(6) All questions of dependency shall be determined as of the time of the injury or knowledge by the employee of an occupational disease.
D.C. Code § 32-220 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / § 32-220
§ 32-220. Persons selling merchandise to minor for resale or distribution to ascertain that minor wears badge; penalties; exception.
Status: in_force

Any person who either personally or as agent of any other person, or of any firm, corporation, or company, furnishes or sells or offers for sale to any minor under 16 any article of any description to be used for the purpose of sale or distribution in any public place shall first ascertain that said minor wears the badge issued by the Board of Education in plain sight as herein provided, and if said minor has no badge, no article shall be furnished or sold to the minor. Any person who fails to comply with the foregoing provision, or who furnishes or sells or offers for sale to any minor any article of any description, with the knowledge that the minor intends to sell or distribute such article in violation of any provision of this subchapter, or after having received written notice from any officer charged with the enforcement of this subchapter that such minor is selling such article in violation of any provision of this subchapter, or any person who procures any minor to violate any provision of this subchapter shall for a 1st offense be punished by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100, or by imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and for any subsequent offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300, or by imprisonment for not less than 30 nor more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Whoever, having under control or custody any minor, permits or consents to the violation by such minor of any of the provisions of §§ 32-215 to 32-220 shall for a 1st offense be punished by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $100, or by imprisonment of not less than 5 nor more than 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and for any subsequent offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $200, or by imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the distribution or circulation, by a minor, of political literature or petitions, or such other materials, for which the minor receives no pecuniary compensation.
D.C. Code § 32-173.04 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 1D-i / § 32-173.04
§ 32-173.04. Participant conditions of eligibility.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to participate in the Program, an individual shall:
(a) Be a resident of the District;
(b) Be unemployed at the time of application to the Program;
(c) Be able to engage in regular, full-time employment, as assessed by the grantee; and
(d) Have one or more of the following barriers to employment:
  (1) Lack of consistent work history;
  (2) History of a criminal record;
  (3) History of substance abuse;
  (4) History of mental illness; or
  (5) Housing insecurity.
D.C. Code § 32-101 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 1 / § 32-101
§ 32-101. Covered employees.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall apply to the following employees, except persons employed less than 15 hours per week and except persons employed in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity as defined by the Secretary of Labor under § 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 213(a)(1)) or required by District of Columbia law in effect on April 26, 1994, to possess an occupational license:
  (1) Employees hired by a contractor as food service workers in a hotel, restaurant, cafeteria, apartment building, hospital, nursing care facility, or similar establishment;
  (2) Employees hired by a contractor to perform janitorial or building maintenance services in an office building, institution, or similar establishment;
  (3) Nonprofessional employees hired by a contractor to perform health care or related support services in a hospital, nursing care facility, or similar establishment; and
  (4) Employees hired by a contractor to perform security services in an office building, institution, or similar establishment; provided, that special police officers who are armed, and employees hired by a contractor to perform security services for the Board of Education or a public charter school shall not be included.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter “contractor” includes a subcontractor and means an individual or company that employs 25 or more persons.
D.C. Code § 32-131.06 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 1A / § 32-131.06
§ 32-131.06. Effect on existing employment benefits.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 32-531.06
D.C. Code § 32-1071.05 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10B / § 32-1071.05
§ 32-1071.05. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter , including:
  (1) When the requirement to modify or replace a services contract under § 32-1071.02(b)(4) shall apply;
  (2) Recordkeeping requirements for a hiring entity or a referral agency; and
  (3) Procedures for limiting the collection, retention, use, and disclosure of information related to the immigration status of individuals covered by this chapter .
D.C. Code § 32-131.02 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 1A / § 32-131.02
§ 32-131.02. Provision of paid leave.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 32-531.02
D.C. Code § 32-1071.04 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10B / § 32-1071.04
§ 32-1071.04. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) A hiring entity or referral agency determined to have violated one or more requirements of § 32-1071.02 shall be liable for penalties and relief as specified in this section.
(b) (1) The Mayor and Attorney General shall administer and enforce this chapter consistent with their respective powers and rights under § 32-1306 (a), (a-1), (b), and (c).
  (2) (A) Any records a hiring entity or referral agency maintains pursuant to the requirements of this chapter or regulations issued pursuant to this chapter shall be open to and made available for inspection or transcription by the Mayor, the Mayor's authorized representative, or the Office of the Attorney General upon demand at any reasonable time. A hiring entity or referral agency shall furnish to the Mayor, the Mayor's authorized representative, or the Office of the Attorney General on demand a sworn statement of records and information on forms prescribed or approved by the Mayor or Attorney General.
    (B) No individual may be found to be in violation of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph unless the individual has had an opportunity to challenge the Mayor or Attorney General's demand before a judge, including an administrative law judge.
  (3) Except as provided for in rules issued pursuant to this chapter , the Mayor or Attorney General shall not require a domestic worker to disclose the domestic worker's immigration status in order to enforce this chapter .
(c) (1) The Mayor may assess an administrative penalty of no less than $250 for each violation of § 32-1071.02 (a) through (d), and (f) and an administrative penalty of no less than $500 for each violation of § 32-1071.02(e) .
  (2) The Mayor may not collect an administrative penalty under this subsection unless the Mayor has provided the hiring entity or referral agency alleged to have violated § 32-1071.02 with notification of the violation, notification of the amount of the administrative penalty to be imposed, and an opportunity to request a formal hearing held pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2 and § 32-1308.01(e) .
(d) (1) A domestic worker aggrieved by a hiring entity's violation of § 32-1071.02 (a) through (e) may pursue relief by filing:
    (A) An administrative complaint with the Mayor setting forth facts minimally sufficient to allege a violation of this chapter ; or
    (B) A civil action against the hiring entity in a court of competent jurisdiction. In such action, a plaintiff shall carry the burden of proof by a preponderance of evidence.
  (2) (A) The procedures set forth in § 32-1308.01 , except for subsection (e) (4) and (5), shall govern the conciliation, resolution, and enforcement of an administrative complaint that a domestic worker files pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.
    (B) At any time before making a final determination of whether a violation of § 32-1071.02 has occurred, the Mayor may:
      (i) Provide a hiring entity alleged to have failed to comply with one or more of the requirements of § 32-1071.02 with 15 calendar days to cure defects in the form or terms of the services contract if curing such defects would resolve the violation of § 32-1071.02 ; or
      (ii) With the consent of the complainant, suspend investigation of the complaint while attempting to mediate the dispute.
  (3) Section 32-1308 shall apply to any civil action that a domestic worker files pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection.
(e) Upon investigation by the Mayor pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or in an action to enforce this chapter pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, in addition to administrative penalties authorized pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, a hiring entity found to have violated:
  (1) Any requirement of § 32-1071.02 (a) through (d) shall be liable for relief payable to each domestic worker subject to each violation in an amount not less than $250; and
  (2) Section 32-1071.02(e) shall be liable for relief payable to each domestic worker subject to retaliation in an amount not less than $500 for each instance of retaliation.
(f) Appeals of any administrative order issued under this section shall be made to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, as provided in § 2-510 .
(g) The rights, remedies, and prohibitions accorded by the provisions of this chapter are in addition to and cumulative of any right, remedy, or prohibition accorded by the common law, federal law, or any District statute, and nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to deny, abrogate, or impair any such common law or statutory right, remedy, or prohibition.
D.C. Code § 32-702 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / § 32-702
§ 32-702. Domestic partnership registration and termination procedures.
Status: in_force

(a) To establish the existence of a domestic partnership and to qualify for benefits under §§ 32-704 , 32-705 , and 32-706 , persons shall register as domestic partners by executing a declaration of domestic partnership to be filed with the Mayor. For the purposes of this section, the declaration shall be signed by the domestic partners and shall affirm under penalty of perjury that each domestic partner:
  (1) Is at least 18 years old and competent to contract;
  (2) Is the sole domestic partner of the other person;
  (3) Is not married; and
  (4) Is in a committed relationship with the other person.
(b) Before accepting a declaration of domestic partnership, the Mayor may examine any applicant under oath to ascertain the names and ages of the persons desiring to register as domestic partners and any other information as required by subsection (a) of this section.
(c) All information contained in a declaration of domestic partnership, except the address of the partners, shall be open to inspection as a public record.
(d) A domestic partnership may be terminated only by the following methods:
  (1) Either domestic partner may terminate the domestic partnership by filing a termination statement with the Mayor. The person filing the termination statement shall declare that:
    (A) The domestic partnership is to be terminated; and
    (B) A copy of the termination statement has been served on the other domestic partner if the termination statement is not signed by both domestic partners.
  (2) A domestic partner may terminate a domestic partnership because the other domestic partner has abandoned the domestic partnership by filing a termination statement with the Mayor. The person filing the termination statement shall declare that:
    (A) The domestic partnership is to be terminated;
    (B) The other domestic partner permanently departed the mutual residence at least 6 months before the filing of the termination statement, or has not been in contact with the domestic partner filing the termination statement for at least 6 months preceding the filing of the termination statement; and
    (C) If the location of the other domestic partner is known, a copy of the termination statement has been served on the other domestic partner.
  (3) A domestic partnership shall terminate by operation of law if the domestic partners marry each other or another person.
  (4) A domestic partnership shall terminate upon the death of either domestic partner.
  (5) (A) A domestic partnership may be terminated by judicial decree or judgment pursuant to § 16-904(e) .
    (B) Domestic partners who terminate their domestic partnership under this paragraph shall subsequently inform the Mayor of the termination and provide any required documentation.
(d-1) Any form provided by the Mayor for domestic partnership terminations shall indicate that the Mayor is not responsible for resolving any attendant legal issues arising from the termination of a domestic partnership under Chapter 9 of Title 16 .
(e) (1) A termination pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of this section shall take effect 6 months after the termination statement is filed, during which period benefits will continue to accrue.
  (2) A termination pursuant to subsection (d)(2) of this section shall take effect immediately upon the filing of the statement.
  (3) A termination pursuant to subsection (d)(3) of this section shall take effect immediately upon the date of the certification of marriage.
  (4) A termination pursuant to subsection (d)(4) of this section shall take effect immediately upon the death of the domestic partner.
  (4A) A termination pursuant to subsection (d)(5) of this section shall take effect as provided in § 16-920 .
  (5) No provision of this subsection shall be interpreted to terminate any rights or benefits otherwise afforded under the law to a surviving domestic partner.
(f) A District government employee who is separated from service, or an employee’s dependent child who ceases to be a dependent, may be eligible for extended health benefits coverage in accordance with § 1-621.14 .
(g) In accordance with the rules issued pursuant to § 32-708 , the Mayor may charge a fee for filing a declaration of domestic partnership, a domestic partnership termination statement, and for filing any amendments to the declaration or termination statement.
(h) District residents who are not District government employees may register as domestic partners by executing a declaration of domestic partnership to be filed with the Mayor in accordance with subsections (a) through (g) of this section.
(i) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, relationships established in accordance with the laws of other jurisdictions, other than marriages, that are substantially similar to domestic partnerships established by this chapter, as certified by the Mayor, shall be recognized as domestic partnerships in the District. The Mayor shall establish and maintain a certified list of jurisdictions so recognized. The Mayor shall broadly construe the term “substantially similar” to maximize the recognition of relationships from other jurisdictions as domestic partnerships in the District.
  (2) If the Mayor has not yet certified, pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, that the laws of a jurisdiction permit the establishment of relationships substantially similar to domestic partnerships established by this chapter, and if the laws of that jurisdiction prescribe that the relationship, regardless of the term or phrase used to refer to the relationship, has all the rights and responsibilities of marriage under the laws of that jurisdiction, the relationship shall be recognized as a domestic partnership in the District and the Mayor shall include that jurisdiction in the certified list required under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(j) (1) Two persons in a valid domestic partnership pursuant to this chapter may apply for and receive a marriage license in accordance with Chapter 4 of Title 46 [ § 46-401 ] passim.
  passim.
  (2) Two persons who are in a domestic partnership and have registered their domestic partnership pursuant to this section shall not be charged a marriage license fee.
D.C. Code § 32-1501 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / § 32-1501
§ 32-1501. Definitions.
Status: in_force

When used in this chapter, the term:
(1) “Adoption” or “adopted” means legal adoption prior to the time of the injury.
(2) “Brother” or “sister” includes stepbrothers and stepsisters, half-brothers and half-sisters, and brothers and sisters by adoption, but does not include married brothers nor married sisters unless wholly dependent on the employee.
(3) “Carrier” means any person or fund authorized under § 32-1534 to insure under this chapter and includes self-insurers.
(4) “Child” includes a posthumous child, a child legally adopted prior to the injury of the employee, a child in relation to whom the deceased employee stood in loco parentis for at least 1 year prior to the time of injury, and a stepchild or acknowledged child born out of wedlock dependent upon the deceased, but does not include married children unless wholly dependent on the employee.
(5) “Child,” “grandchild,” “brother,” or “sister” includes only persons who are:
  (A) Under 18 years of age, and also persons who, though 18 years of age or over, are substantially dependent upon the deceased employee and incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical disability; or
  (B) Are students as defined herein.
(6) “Compensation” means the money allowance payable to an employee or to his dependents as provided for in this chapter, and includes funeral benefits provided herein.
(7) “Death” as a basis for a right to compensation means only death resulting from an injury.
(8) “Disability” means physical or mental incapacity because of injury which results in the loss of wages.
(8A) “Domestic partner” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(3) .
(8B) “Domestic partnership” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(4) .
(9) “Employee” includes every person, including a minor, in the service of another under any contract of hire or apprenticeship, written or implied, in the District of Columbia, except:
  (A) An employee subject to the provisions of § 7902 and subchapter I of Chapter 81 of Title 5, United States Code;
  (B) An employee subject to the provisions of subchapter XXIII of Chapter 6 of Title 1 ;
  (C) Any secretary, stenographer, or other person performing any services in the office of any member of Congress, or under the direction, employment, or at the request of any member of Congress;
  (D) An employee of a common carrier by railroad when engaged in interstate or foreign commerce or commerce solely within the District of Columbia;
  (E) An employee engaged in employment that is casual and not in the usual course of trade, business, occupation, or profession of the employer unless the employee is employed in domestic service in and around a private home by any employer who, during any calendar quarter in the same or the previous year, employed 1 or more household domestic workers for 240 hours or more; or
  (F) Any person who is a licensed real estate salesperson, or a licensed real estate broker associated with a real estate broker, if:
    (i) Substantially all of the salesperson’s or associated broker’s remuneration is derived from real estate commissions;
    (ii) The services of the salesperson or associated broker are performed under a written contract specifying that the salesperson or associated broker is an independent contractor; and
    (iii) Such contract includes a provision that the salesperson or associated broker will not be treated as an employee for federal income tax purposes.
(10) “Employer” includes any individual, firm, association, or corporation, or receiver, or trustee of the same, or the legal representative of a deceased employer, using the service of another for pay within the District of Columbia.
(11) “Grandchild” means a child as above defined of a child as above defined.
(12) “Injury” means accidental injury or death arising out of and in the course of employment, and such occupational disease or infection as arises naturally out of such employment or as naturally or unavoidably results from such accidental injury, and includes an injury caused by the willful act of third persons directed against an employee because of his employment.
(13) “Insurance consultation services” means any survey, consultation, inspection, advisory or related services performed by a carrier, its agents, employees or service contractors incident to an applicable policy of insurance for the purpose of reducing the likelihood of injury, death or loss, or to collect or verify information for purpose of underwriting.
(14) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or his designated agent.
(14A) “Nonscheduled benefits” means any partial disability not enumerated in § 32-1508 .
(15) “Parent” includes stepparents and parents by adoption, parents-in-law, and any person who for more than 3 years prior to the death of the deceased employee stood in the place of a parent to him, if dependent on the injured employee.
(16) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, firm, trust, or legal representative thereof.
(17) “Physical impairment” means any physical or mental condition which is or is likely to be a hindrance or obstacle to obtaining employment.
(17A) “Physician” means a physician, dentist, or chiropractor licensed in:
  (A) Accordance with Chapter 12 of Title 3 ; or
  (B) Any state or jurisdiction of the United States, in accordance with the laws of that state or jurisdiction.
(17B) “Professional athlete” means a skilled athlete under a contract of hire or collective bargaining agreement.
(17C) “Professional athlete’s work life expectancy” means the work life expectancy of a professional athlete that is determined separately for each professional sports franchise in the District by the Office of Workers’ Compensation through its rulemaking authority.
(17D) “Safe workplace program” means a program that an employer implements voluntarily to promote safety in the workplace. A certified program shall include a formal written safety policy developed by a safety committee made up of equal numbers of management representatives and employee representatives who are elected by their peers and who serve on the clock, and whose functions include a workplace inspection at least annually, regular meetings with written records, and making recommendations to the employer of ways to eliminate workplace hazards and unsafe work practices, appropriate training in hazard assessment and control, effective accident and incident identification and the role of the federal and local Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Where there is a duty to bargain collectively, the employer shall collectively bargain the use and implementation of the safe workplace program.
(18) “Student” means a person regularly pursuing a full-time course of study or training at an institution which is:
  (A) A school or college or university operated or directly supported by the United States, or by any state or local government or political subdivision thereof;
  (B) A school or college or university which has been accredited by a state or the District of Columbia, or a state or District of Columbia recognized, or nationally recognized accrediting agency or body;
  (C) A school or college or university not so accredited but whose credits are accepted, on transfer, by not less than 3 institutions which are so accredited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an institution so accredited; or
  (D) An additional type of educational or training institution as defined by the Mayor, but not after he reaches the age of 23 or has completed 4 years of education beyond the high school level, except that, where his 23rd birthday occurs during a semester or other enrollment period, he shall continue to be considered a student until the end of such semester or other enrollment period. A child shall not be deemed to have ceased to be a student during any interim between school years if the interim does not exceed 5 months and if he shows to the satisfaction of the Mayor that he has a bona fide intention of continuing to pursue a full-time course of education or training during the semester or other enrollment period immediately following the interim or during a period of reasonable duration during which, in the judgment of the Mayor, he is prevented by factors beyond his control from pursuing his education. A child shall not be deemed a student under this section during a period of service in the Armed Forces of the United States.
(18A) “Utilization review” means the evaluation of the necessity, character, and sufficiency of both the level and quality of medically related services provided an injured employee based upon medically related standards.
(19) “Wages” means the money rate at which the service rendered is recompensed under the contract of hiring in force at the time of the injury, including the reasonable value of board, rent, housing, lodging, or similar advantage received from the employer, and gratuities received in the course of employment from other than the employer.
(20) “Surviving spouse or domestic partner” includes the decedent’s spouse or domestic partner living with or dependent for support upon the decedent at the time of his or her death, or living apart for justifiable cause or by reason of his or her desertion at such time.
(21) When used in this chapter, the singular includes the plural.
D.C. Code § 32-1502 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / § 32-1502
§ 32-1502. Administration; annual report to Council.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall administer the provisions of this chapter, and shall make such rules and regulations, appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel, and make such expenditures as may be necessary. All expenditures of the Mayor in the administration of this chapter shall be allowed and paid as provided in § 32-1541 upon the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the Mayor.
(b) The Mayor shall report annually to the Council by February 1st of each year on the status, from the previous fiscal year, of the workers’ compensation program. The report shall include the following:
  (1) The total number of cases, the total number of lost time cases, the number of medical only cases, the number of cases where no compensation was paid, the number of cases that are more than 500 weeks, the number of permanent partial disability scheduled cases, the number of permanent partial disability nonscheduled cases, the number of permanent total disability cases, the number of temporary total disability cases, the total number of lost time cases, the number of medical only cases, the number of cases in which claimant was represented by an attorney, cumulative total attorney fees paid, the number of cases controverted, the number of controverted cases decided in favor of employer and decided in favor of claimant, the growth in the assigned risk plan, the number of cases in and the future liability of the special fund; and
  (2) The percentage of the total number of cases each year that are: more than 500 weeks; permanent partial disability; permanent partial disability nonscheduled; permanent total disability; and temporary total disability.
D.C. Code § 32-1693.09 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / § 32-1693.09
§ 32-1693.09. Sunset.
Status: in_force

This subchapter and §§ 32-1682(c)(2A) and 32-1684(b)(3)(F) shall expire on September 30, 2024.
D.C. Code § 32-1693.05 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / § 32-1693.05
§ 32-1693.05. Memoranda of Understanding.
Status: in_force

(a) No later than November 1, 2021, and by November 1 annually thereafter, the WIC shall execute Memoranda of Understanding ("MOUs") with the University and the University of the District of Columbia Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation") for the purpose of implementing the Program at the University and authorizing the intradistrict transfer of funds in accordance with the terms of this subsection.
(b) The MOU with the University shall, among other things, include funding from the WIC to support the following purposes in amounts to be determined by the parties:
  (1) Tuition, required fees, equipment, supplies, tools, and memberships for Program participants who are full-time or part-time students at UDC and UDC-CC seeking to obtain an RN to BSN degree or an LPN to AASN degree; provided, that the BON has approved such degree paths by the date of execution of the MOU; provided further, that the parties may modify the MOU to incorporate funding for BON-approved degree paths following BON approval.
  (2) Required academic fees, equipment, supplies, tools, certification exam preparation fees, and memberships for Program participants who are students enrolled in WDLL courses, and the salaries and fringe benefits of faculty and staff directly engaged in the provision of such courses;
  (3) Reasonable costs of facilities and equipment upgrades necessary for providing Program training through UDC-CC, including WDLL;
  (4) Marketing and recruitment activities to attract District residents to the Program;
  (5) Development of dual enrollment guidance and policy for the expansion of dual-enrollment programs; and
  (6) The salary and fringe benefits of faculty or staff who teach or support classes or training in nursing and related health fields in which program participants may enroll at the University.
(c) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-173.01 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 1D-i / § 32-173.01
§ 32-173.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter :
  (1) "Digital literacy" means fluency in the use and security of interactive digital tools and searchable networks including the ability to use digital tools safely and effectively for learning, collaborating, and producing.
  (2) "DOES" means the District Department of Employment Services.
  (3) "Employment retention support" means activities delivered to participants after securing employment that are aimed at assisting participants in maintaining employment with the same employer.
  (4) "Grant" means the Program funds authorized to be issued pursuant to § 32-173.03 .
  (5) "Grantee" means an organization in receipt of a grant issued pursuant to § 32-173.03 .
  (6) "Participant" means an individual selected by a grantee, pursuant to § 32-173.03 , to participate in the Program.
  (7) "Program" means the Jobs First DC Pilot Program established pursuant to § 32-173.02 .
  (8) "Supportive services" shall have the same meaning as provided in 20 CFR § 651.10
  (9) "WIOA" means the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, approved July 22, 2014 (128 Stat. 1425; 29 U.S.C. § 3101 et seq. ).
D.C. Code § 32-405 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 4 / § 32-405
§ 32-405. Requirements for operation of employment counseling services.
Status: in_force

(a) Each employment counseling service shall maintain a file of all of its advertisements identified by date and publication. All advertisements and other promotional material shall carry the name under which the employment counseling service is licensed to do business, and shall carry a notice stating that the employment counseling service is not an employment agency, does not arrange job interviews, and does not provide job placement services.
(b) Any employment counseling service which uses any statistics regarding its success rate or other similar statistics in its advertising, promotional materials, or oral or written statements to job-seekers shall maintain records from which the Mayor can determine the accuracy of these statistics.
(c) Each employment counseling service shall keep detailed records of the following information on forms approved by the Mayor:
  (1) The names, home addresses, and telephone numbers of all job-seekers contracting with the employment counseling service;
  (2) A log of all activities performed by the employment counseling service for the benefit of each job-seeker;
  (3) Copies of each contract between the employment counseling service and job-seekers; and
  (4) Any other information determined by the Mayor to be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
(d) The records required by subsections (a) through (c) of this section shall be maintained for 4 years from the date the record was made.
(e) Each employment counseling service shall file with the Mayor a schedule of fees to be charged to job-seekers. These fees may be changed by filing an amended schedule showing the changes at least 30 days before the changes are to take effect. It shall be unlawful to charge, demand, or receive a fee greater than is specified in the most recent schedule filed with the Mayor.
(f) (1) Prior to performing any service for a job-seeker, an employment counseling service shall enter into a written contract with the job-seeker.
  (2) The contract required by this subsection shall be written in simple, easily understandable language.
  (3) The contract shall set forth the specific services to be provided, the fee charged by the employment counseling service for each service, the total fee for all services to be provided by the employment counseling service, the period of time during which the services are to be provided, and the schedule for payment of fees.
  (4) The employment counseling service shall provide a copy of the contract to the job-seeker at the time the contract is signed by the job-seeker.
  (5) The job-seeker shall have the right to cancel any contract with an employment counseling service by providing written notification to the employment counseling service within 3 days from the date of signing the contract.
  (6) Each contract between an employment counseling service and a job-seeker shall contain the following notice in type which is more prominent than the type used for the remainder of the contract:
  NOTICE
  YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS CONTRACT FOR ANY REASON WITHIN 3 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SIGNING. IF YOU CHOOSE TO CANCEL THIS CONTRACT, YOU MUST PROVIDE (name of employment counseling service) WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF YOUR CANCELLATION WITHIN 3 DAYS.
  IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM OF AN UNLAWFUL TRADE PRACTICE RELATED TO THIS CONTRACT, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(g) No employment counseling service shall charge any job-seeker a registration fee or collect from any job-seeker any payment for any service in advance of performing the service.
(h) Each employment counseling service shall give to every job-seeker a numbered receipt for each payment received by the employment counseling service from the job-seeker. Each receipt shall have printed or written on it the name of the job-seeker, the date and amount of the payment, the name and address of the employment agency, the purpose for which the payment was made, and the legible signature of the person receiving payment.
(i) No employment counseling service doing business in the District or any person employed by or acting as an agent of that employment counseling service shall:
  (1) Charge any job-seeker any fee based on the job-seeker’s desired income;
  (2) State, imply, or in any way lead job-seekers to believe that the employment counseling service makes appointments with employers for job interviews for job-seekers or secures employment for job-seekers;
  (3) Enter into any contract with any person under 18 years of age, who is not an emancipated minor, unless that person’s parent or guardian co-signs the contract; or
  (4) Violate any provision of Chapter 39 of Title 28 .
D.C. Code § 32-1051.14 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10A / § 32-1051.14
§ 32-1051.14. Costs and attorney's fees.
Status: in_force

(a) In any action brought under this chapter , the administrative law judge shall allow a prevailing plaintiff to recover the costs of the action from the defendant, including costs or fees of any nature and reasonable attorney's fees.
(b) In an administrative order in favor of a covered employee and in any proceeding to enforce an administrative order, the court shall award to each attorney for the covered employee an additional judgment for costs, including reasonable attorney's fees.
(c) If fees remain unpaid to the attorney at the time of any subsequent review, supplementation, or reconsideration of the fee award, the administrative law judge shall update the award to reflect the hours actually expended and the market rates in effect at that time. No reduction shall be made from this rate, or from the hours actually expended, except upon clear and convincing evidence that the reduction will serve the remedial purposes of this law.
(d) Costs shall also include expert witness fees, depositions fees, witness fees, juror fees, filing fees, certification fees, the costs of collecting and presenting evidence, and any other costs incurred in connection with obtaining, preserving, or enforcing the administrative order.
(e) The Mayor shall not be required to pay the filing fee or other costs or fees of any nature or to file bond or other security of any nature in connection with any action or proceeding under this chapter .
D.C. Code § 32-1534 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / § 32-1534
§ 32-1534. Security for payment of compensation.
Status: in_force

(a) Every employer shall secure the payment of compensation under this chapter: (1) by insuring and keeping insured the payment of such compensation with any stock company or mutual company or association, or with any person or fund, while such person or fund is authorized: (A) under the laws of the United States, the District of Columbia, or of any state, to insure workers’ compensation; and (B) by the Mayor to insure payment of compensation under this chapter; or (2) by furnishing satisfactory proof to the Mayor of his financial ability to pay such compensation and receiving an authorization from the Mayor to pay such compensation directly. The Mayor may, as a condition to such authorization, require such employer to deposit with the District of Columbia Treasurer either an indemnity bond or securities (at the option of the employer) of a kind and in an amount determined by the Mayor, and subject to such conditions as the Mayor may prescribe, which shall include authorization to the Mayor, in case of default, to sell any such securities sufficient to pay compensation awards or to bring suit upon such bonds, to procure prompt payment of compensation under this chapter. Any employer securing compensation in accordance with the provisions of this subsection shall be known as a self-insurer.
(b) In granting authorization to any carrier to insure payment of compensation under this chapter the Mayor may take into consideration the recommendation of any District authority having supervision over carriers. Any carrier so authorized by the Mayor shall maintain a representative in the District of Columbia who can fulfill all of the obligations of the carrier under this chapter and who shall maintain a file of all active claims being serviced by the carrier in the District of Columbia. The Mayor may suspend or revoke the authorization of any carrier to insure payment of compensation under this chapter for good cause shown after a hearing at which the carrier shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel and to present evidence. No suspension or revocation shall affect the liability of any carrier already incurred.
D.C. Code § 32-531.06 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / § 32-531.06
§ 32-531.06. Effect on existing employment benefits.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter 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 subchapter.
(b) The paid leave requirements under this subchapter shall not be waived for less than 3 paid leave days per calendar year by the written terms of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement; provided, that the paid leave requirements under this subchapter shall not apply to any employee in the building and construction industry covered by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement that expressly waives the requirements in clear and unambiguous terms.
D.C. Code § 32-551.01 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / § 32-551.01
§ 32-551.01. Universal Paid Leave Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Universal Paid Leave Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Chief Financial Officer in accordance with subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (m) of this section.
(b) Money in the Fund shall be used to:
  (1) Pay benefits provided under subchapter IV of this chapter ; and
  (2) Fund each fiscal year the Universal Paid Leave Administration Fund established pursuant to § 32-551.02(a) in the following amounts:
    (A) For the purposes described § 32-551.02(c)(1) , no more than the following amounts:
      (i) In Fiscal Year 2024, no more than the greater of 15% of the money estimated to be deposited in the Fund or $24.05 million;
      (ii) In Fiscal Year 2025, no more than the greater of 15% of the money estimated to be deposited in the Fund or $26.96 million;
      (iii) In Fiscal Year 2026, no more than the greater of 15% of the money estimated to be deposited in the Fund or $27.47 million;
      (iv) In Fiscal Year 2027, no more than the greater of 15% of the money estimated to be deposited in the Fund or $27.98 million;
      (v) In Fiscal Year 2028 no more than the greater of 15% of the money estimated to be deposited in the Fund or $28.53 million;
      (vi) In Fiscal Year 2029, $25,812,158; and
      (vii) In Fiscal Year 2030 and each subsequent fiscal year, no more than 15% of the money estimated to be deposited in the Fund;
    (B) No more than .75% of the money estimated to be deposited in the Fund for the purposes described in § 32-551.02(c)(2) ; and
    (C) No more than 0.5% of the money estimated to be deposited in the Fund for the purposes described in § 32-551.02(c)(3) .
(b-1) For the purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the phrase "money estimated to be deposited in the Fund" means the amount of revenue that the Chief Financial Officer estimates will be deposited in the Fund, as indicated in the certification provided by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to § 32-541.04a(b) , during the fiscal year in which the money in the Fund will be used to fund the Universal Paid Leave Administration Fund.
(c) (1) The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of the fiscal year, or at any other time.
  (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
(d) There shall be deposited into the Fund $20,039,000 of local funds in Fiscal Year 2016.
(e) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited into the Fund:
  (1) Monies collected pursuant to § 32-541.03(b-1) ;
  (2) Annual appropriations, if any;
  (3) Interest earned upon the money in the Fund; and
  (4) All other money received for the Fund from any other source.
(f) Money in the Fund may not be used other than for the purposes of the paid-leave program established pursuant to subchapter IV of this chapter .
(g) Beginning with October 1, 2017, and quarterly thereafter, the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall certify the balance of the Fund.
(h) Claims paid pursuant to subchapter IV of this chapter shall not be administered from the Fund until:
  (1) At least one year after April 7, 2017; and
  (2) After the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia certifies that the Fund will remain solvent for at least one year after claims have begun to be paid from the Fund.
(i) The balance in the Fund shall not fall below the equivalent of 9 months of benefits provided pursuant to subchapter IV of this chapter , at any time during a fiscal year.  If the Chief Financial Officer determines that the balance in the Fund will fall below the equivalent of 9 months of benefits during a fiscal year, the Chief Financial Officer shall promptly notify the Mayor and the Council and present a plan, including recommended legislative changes, if any, to address the shortfall.  If the balance in the Fund falls below the equivalent of 6 months of benefits, the District shall immediately cease any further payments of benefits.  If payment of benefits is ceased in accordance with this section, payment of benefits shall not resume until the Fund balance is equal to the equivalent of 12 months of benefits.
(j) By December 30, 2017, the Mayor, in coordination with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, shall provide an update to the Council as to the funds that have thus far been deposited into the Fund and the expected timeline for beginning to make payment of claims under subchapter IV of this chapter .
(k) By October 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the Mayor shall submit a report to the Council about the financial management, claim management, operation, and use of the Fund and the paid-leave program established pursuant to subchapter IV of this chapter .
(l) As of December 31, 2021, and as of the last day of each quarter thereafter, the Chief Financial Officer shall compare its estimated costs of each type of paid-leave benefit with the actual cost of such leave during the most recently completed calendar quarter. If, on the basis of such comparison, the estimated cost of any type of paid-leave benefit was 3 or more times greater than the actual cost of such leave, then the Chief Financial Officer shall promptly deliver a letter to the Council disclosing the extent to which costs were overestimated, whether funds are sufficient to implement all or any portion of the paid-leave benefit expansions and the employer contribution rate change in the order set forth in § 32-541.04a(c) , and the earliest point at which the benefits could be expanded or the employer contribution rate could be reduced.
(m) After benefits begin to be paid pursuant to subchapter IV of this chapter , no funds from any contingency fund or any other local funds shall be transferred to the Fund to be used for the paid-leave program established pursuant to subchapter IV of this chapter .
(n) The cost of the benefits authorized under subchapter IV of this chapter shall be payable solely from the Fund. Nothing contained in subchapter IV of this chapter or this subchapter shall be construed to create an obligation on the part of the District to pay benefits from any source other than the Fund.
D.C. Code § 32-1331.04 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13 / § 32-1331.04
§ 32-1331.04. Workplace fraud prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer shall not improperly classify an individual who performs services for remuneration paid by an employer as an independent contractor.
(b) An employer has improperly classified an individual when an employer-employee relationship exists, as determined by subsection (c) of this section, but the employer has not classified the individual as an employee.
(c) An employer-employee relationship shall be presumed to exist when work is performed by an individual for remuneration paid by an employer, unless to the satisfaction of the Mayor, the employer demonstrates that:
  (1) The individual is an exempt person; or
  (2) (A) The individual who performs the work is free from control and direction over the performance of services, subject only to the right of the person or entity for whom services are provided to specify the desired result;
    (B) The individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession, or business; and
    (C) The work is outside of the usual course of business of the employer for whom the work is performed.
D.C. Code § 32-1532 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / § 32-1532
§ 32-1532. Employer reports.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 10 days from the date of any injury or death or from the date that the employer has knowledge of a disease or infection in respect of such injury, the employer shall send to the Mayor a report setting forth: (1) the name, address, and business of the employer; (2) the name, address, and occupation of the employee; (3) the cause and nature of the injury or death; (4) the year, month, day, and hour when and the particular locality where the injury or death occurred; and (5) such other information as the Mayor may require. The employer shall also send a copy of the report together with such other information as may be required by the Mayor to the Department of Employment Services. The employer shall send to the employee or the employee’s next of kin, by certified mail, return receipt requested, concurrent with the submission of the report to the Department of Employment Services, a statement of the employee’s rights and obligations pursuant to this chapter, including the right to file a claim for compensation within one year from the date of injury or death.
(b) Additional reports in respect of such injury and of the condition of such employee shall be sent by the employer to the Mayor at such times and in such manner as the Mayor may prescribe.
(c) Any report provided for in subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall not be evidence of any fact stated in such report in any proceeding in respect of such injury or death on account of which the report is made.
(d) The mailing of any such report and copy in a stamped envelope, within the time prescribed in subsection (a) or (b) of this section, to the Mayor shall be a compliance with this section.
(e) Any employer who fails or refuses to send any report required of him by this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each such failure or refusal.
(f) Where the employer or the carrier has been given notice, or the employer (or his agent in charge of the business in the place where the injury occurred) or the carrier has knowledge of any injury or death of an employee and fails, neglects, or refuses to file report thereof as required by the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the limitations in § 32-1514(a) shall not begin to run against the claim of the injured employee or his dependents entitled to compensation, or in favor of either the employer or the carrier, until such report shall have been furnished as required by the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(g) On receiving the report provided by subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor shall notify the injured employee of the employee’s rights and obligations under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 32-1231.11 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12A / § 32-1231.11
§ 32-1231.11. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer who willfully violates § 32-1231.03 shall be subject to a civil penalty of $ 1,000 for the 1st offense, $ 1,500 for the 2nd offense, and $ 2,000 for the 3rd and each subsequent offense.
(b) An employer who fails to post the notice of rights as required by § 32-1231.04(a) shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $ 50 for each day that the employer fails to post the notice; provided, that the total penalty shall not exceed $ 250, unless the ongoing violation is willful.
D.C. Code § 32-1362 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13C / § 32-1362
§ 32-1362. Discrimination based on status as unemployed unlawful.
Status: in_force

No employer or employment agency shall:
(1) Fail or refuse to consider for employment, or fail or refuse to hire, an individual as an employee because of the individual’s status as unemployed; or
(2) Publish, in print, on the Internet, or in any other medium, an advertisement or announcement for any vacancy in a job for employment that includes:
  (A) Any provision stating or indicating that an individual’s status as unemployed disqualifies the individual for the job; or
  (B) Any provision stating or indicating that an employment agency will not consider or hire an individual for employment based on that individual’s status as unemployed.
D.C. Code § 32-1033 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1033
§ 32-1033. Minimum wage and overtime compensation; workweek; wage orders.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-209 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / § 32-209
§ 32-209. Work or vacation permit — Application requirements.
Status: in_force

The Board of Education shall issue a work or vacation permit only upon application in person of the minor desiring employment, and upon submission to and approval by the Board of the following:
(1) A statement signed by the prospective employer or the employer’s authorized agent, stating that the employer expects to give such minor present employment, setting forth the specific nature of the occupation in which such minor will be employed, and the number of hours per day and of days per week which said minor will be employed;
(2) Evidence of age as provided in § 32-210 ;
(3) Written consent of the parent, guardian, or custodian, if the minor is under 16 years of age, specifying permission for employment of such minor; provided, that if such minor is withdrawing from school for purposes of employment, the parent, guardian or custodian must appear in person before the issuing officer and sign the consent form;
(4) A school record, if the minor is under 16 years of age and is withdrawing from school for purposes of employment, signed by the principal of the public, private or parochial school last attended by the minor, or by a person duly authorized by said principal. The school record shall certify that the minor has completed the 8th grade or the equivalent thereof in a public school, or has regularly received, in a private or parochial school, instruction deemed equivalent by the Board of Education to that prescribed for the completion of the 8th grade in the public school of the District of Columbia. The school record shall contain also the full name, date of birth, grade last completed, and residence of the minor as shown on the records of the school; and
(5) A certificate, if the person is less than 16 years of age, of physical fitness for the employment specified in the statement submitted in accordance with paragraph (1) of this section. Such certificate shall be signed by a licensed physician.
D.C. Code § 32-402 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 4 / § 32-402
§ 32-402. Licensing requirements for employment agencies, employment counseling services, employer-paid personnel services, job listing services, and employment counselors.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) No individual, partnership, association, corporation, contractor, or subcontractor shall operate an employment agency, employment counseling service, or employer-paid personnel service in the District without first obtaining a license for that purpose from the Mayor.
  (2) All licenses to operate an employment agency, employment counseling service, or employer-paid personnel service shall be issued for 1 year and may be renewed.
  (3) Each applicant for a license shall file with the Mayor a completed application on a form prescribed and furnished by the Mayor. The application shall be signed by the applicant and shall be notarized.
    (A) The application shall list the addresses of all of the applicant’s offices in the District and shall identify the person who is to manage the day-to-day operations of each office.
    (B) If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall state the names and home addresses of all the officers and directors of the corporation and shall be signed and sworn to by the president, treasurer, and secretary of the corporation.
    (C) If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall state the names and home addresses of all partners and shall be signed and sworn to by all of them.
    (D) The application shall identify the business experience of the applicant for the 10 years preceding the date of the application. If the applicant is a corporation or a partnership, the application shall identify the business experience for the preceding 10 years of each partner in the partnership or of the president, treasurer, and secretary of the corporation.
  (4) Each applicant for a license as an employment agency or employment counseling service shall file with the application 3 copies of its contract for services to job-seekers. The Mayor shall not issue a license until he is satisfied that the contract complies with this chapter and with rules and regulations issued pursuant to this chapter.
  (5) Prior to receiving a license, each applicant approved for a license shall pay an annual license fee of $500.
  (6) Upon receiving an application for a license, the Mayor shall investigate the business integrity and financial standing of the applicant.
  (7) The application shall be rejected if the Mayor finds specific and articulable facts showing that the applicant, any officer or director of an applicant corporation, or any partner of an applicant partnership:
    (A) Has a record of failing to meet significant financial obligations;
    (B) Has been convicted of any federal, state, District, or municipal offense involving fraud or deceptive business practices in the 10 years preceding the date of the application;
    (C) Has engaged in fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation of any material fact in attempting to procure any license under this chapter; or
    (D) Was or is an owner, partner, or corporate officer of any business whose license was revoked or that was otherwise caused to cease operations by action of any state or federal agency or court because of violations of law or regulations relating to deceptive or unfair practices in the conduct of business.
  (8) To apply for renewal of a license, a licensee shall, on or before the 30th day prior to the date of expiration of the license, submit an application to the Mayor on a form prescribed and furnished by the Mayor and pay the annual license fee. The Mayor shall renew the license after determining that the licensee complies with the provisions of this chapter, rules and regulations issued pursuant to this chapter, and other applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the District.
(b) (1) No individual may perform the duties of an employment counselor without first obtaining a license for that purpose from the Mayor.
  (2) An applicant for an employment counselor’s license shall file a completed and notarized application with the Mayor on a form prescribed and furnished by the Mayor, pay an application fee in the amount established by the Mayor, and pass an examination established by the Mayor to test the applicant’s knowledge of basic employment counseling skills and the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to employment counseling in the District.
  (3) The Mayor shall administer the examination to each applicant no later than 10 days after receiving the application, and shall notify the applicant of the results of the examination no later than 5 days after the applicant takes the examination.
  (4) The Mayor may reject any application if he finds that the applicant:
    (A) Has engaged in any practice prohibited by § 32-404(o) ;
    (B) Has engaged in fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation of any material fact in attempting to procure any license under this chapter; or
    (C) Has had a license to practice employment counseling or other business revoked or was otherwise caused to cease operations by action of any state or federal agency or court because of violation of laws or regulations relating to deceptive or unfair practices in the conduct of business.
  (5) All employment counselor licenses shall state the name and location of the employment agency, employment counseling service, or employer-paid personnel service by which the employment counselor is employed.
  (6) All employment counselor licenses shall remain in effect as long as the licensee continues to be employed with the employment agency, employment counseling service, or employer-paid personnel service stated on the license, and complies with the provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations issued pursuant to this chapter.
  (7) The employment counselor and the employment agency, employment counseling service, or employer-paid personnel service shall notify the Mayor within 5 days after termination of the employment counselor’s employment. The employment counselor may apply for license renewal upon obtaining employment with another employment agency, employment counseling service, or employer-paid personnel service.
(c) (1) The Mayor shall approve or reject applications for licensure as an employment agency, employment counseling service, employer-paid personnel service, or employment counselor within 60 days from the date the application is received by the Mayor.
  (2) The Mayor may issue a 45-day provisional license to an applicant for licensure as an employment counselor who has complied with all requirements of subsection (b)(2) of this section and who has not had an employment counselor’s license suspended or revoked by the Mayor.
  (3) Any applicant who is aggrieved by the rejection of an application by the Mayor shall have the right to a hearing before the Mayor pursuant to § 2-509 , which hearing shall be conducted within 10 days following the aggrieved party’s formal request for the hearing.
(d) Each employment agency, employment counseling service, employer-paid personnel service, and employment counselor licensed pursuant to this chapter shall post the license in a prominent place visible to clients in each place of business maintained by the licensee.
(e) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as  an Employment Services endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47 .
D.C. Code § 32-1456 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 14A / § 32-1456
§ 32-1456. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 32-1521.01 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / § 32-1521.01
§ 32-1521.01. Establishment of Compensation Order Review Board.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established a Compensation Order Review Board (“Board”) that shall consist of 5 members as follows:
  (1) The Chief Judge of the Office of Hearings and Adjudication (“OHA”) within the Department of Employment Services who shall serve as Chairperson; and
  (2) Four Administrative Law Judges from the OHA, who shall:
    (A) Be appointed by the Chairperson;
    (B) Have received an overall rating of satisfactory or above in his or her most recent performance review; and
    (C) Be a member in good standing of the OHA.
(b) The Chairperson shall have the authority to create from among the members of the Board one or more Compensation Order Review Panels (“panel”) which shall:
  (1) Consist of 3 members and may include the Chairperson;
  (2) Decide matters before it by majority vote; and
  (3) Be prohibited from discussing the compensation order with the Administrative Law Judge who issued the compensation order while the matter is undergoing review.
(c) The Chairperson shall, within 7 days of an application for review being filed, create and assign a panel to review the application for review; provided, that no member of the panel is the Administrative Law Judge who issued the compensation order that is under review.
(d) The panel shall:
  (1) Review the compensation order for legal sufficiency;
  (2) Dispose of the matter under review by issuing an order affirming the compensation order; reversing the compensation order, in whole or in part, and amending the order based on the panel’s findings, or by remanding the order to the issuing Administrative Law Judge for further review; except, that:
    (A) The panel shall affirm a compensation order that is based upon substantial evidence and is in accordance with this chapter and other applicable laws and regulations and shall not disturb factual findings contained in the compensation order that are supported by substantial evidence; and
    (B) Any reversal, in whole or in part, shall be supported by a written order, which shall contain the legal and factual basis for the reversal, and may amend the compensation order, in whole or in part, or remand the matter to the issuing Administrative Law Judge for additional findings of fact or conclusions of law and the issuance of a compensation order on remand; and
  (3) Make its disposition within 30 days of being assigned the application for review.
(e) A party aggrieved by the compensation order on remand may appeal it in the same manner as a compensation order.
D.C. Code § 32-1008.01 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1008.01
§ 32-1008.01. Notice requirements for temporary staffing firms.
Status: in_force

(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) . The notice shall be provided in English and, if the Mayor has made available a translation of the sample template in a language that is known by the temporary staffing firm to be the employee's primary language or that the employee requests, the temporary staffing firm shall furnish written notice to the employee in that other language also.
  (2) For the purposes of the notice:
    (A) If a specific rate of pay has not been determined at the time of the initial interview or hire, a temporary staffing firm shall provide the employee with a range of potential wages the employee will likely earn based upon the qualifications of the employee and the suitability of the assignment;
    (B) The range of potential hourly wages may not be excessively broad and must be based on a good-faith estimate of the typical wage earned by similarly qualified employees working at assignments similar to those for which the employee is eligible and likely to be assigned; and
    (C) If a fixed, designated payday has not been established at the time of the initial interview or hire, a temporary staffing firm shall inform the employee that the payday may vary depending upon the usual practice at the assignment.
(b) When a temporary staffing firm assigns an employee to perform work at, or provide services for, a client, the temporary staffing firm shall furnish the employee a written notice in English, and in another language that the employer knows to be the employee's primary language or that the employee requests, if a sample template has been made available pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, of:
  (1) The specific designated payday for the particular assignment;
  (2) The actual rate of pay for the assignment and the benefits, if any, to be provided;
  (3) The overtime rate of pay the employee will receive, or, if applicable, inform the employee that the position is exempt from additional overtime compensation and the basis for the overtime exemption;
  (4) The location and name of the client employer and the temporary staffing firm;
  (5) The anticipated length of the assignment;
  (6) Whether training or safety equipment is required and who is obligated to provide and pay for the equipment;
  (7) The legal entity responsible for workers’ compensation, should the employee be injured on the job; and
  (8) Information about how to contact the designated enforcement agency for concerns about safety, wage and hour, or discrimination.
(c) On or before February 26, 2017, the Mayor shall publish online a translation of the sample template of the notice required by this section in any language required for vital documents pursuant to § 2-1933 . The Mayor shall also publish online translations of the sample template in any additional languages the Mayor considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
(d) For the purposes of this section:
  (1) The term “temporary staffing firm” means a business that recruits and hires its own employees and assigns those employees to perform work at or services for another organization, to support or supplement the other organization’s workforce, or to provide assistance in special work situations such as employee absences, skill shortages, seasonal workloads, or to perform special assignments or projects.
  (2) Electronic mail, text messaging, facsimile, and regular mail shall each constitute written notice.
D.C. Code § 32-215 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / § 32-215
§ 32-215. Limitations on employment in stuffing, sale and distribution of newspapers; exercise of trades in streets; exception for distribution of political literature.
Status: in_force

No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed in the stuffing of newspapers, nor shall the work of any minor 16 or 17 employed stuffing newspapers exceed 40 hours in any 1 week, nor shall such minor be employed on more than 1 night in any week. No minor under 12 years of age shall distribute, sell, expose, or offer for sale any newspapers, magazines, periodicals, or any other articles or merchandise of any description, or distribute handbills or circulars, except political literature as specified below, in any street or public place, or exercise the trade of bootblack or any other trade, in any street or public place; provided, that the provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to minors 10 years of age and over engaged in the distribution of newspapers, magazines, or periodicals on fixed routes; provided further, that no minor under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted or suffered to work at any of the trades or occupations mentioned in this section, in any street or public place, after 7:00 p.m. or before 6:00 a.m., or, unless holding a work permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, during the hours when such minor’s school is in session. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the distribution or circulation, by a minor, of political literature or petitions, or such other materials, for which the minor receives no pecuniary compensation.
D.C. Code § 32-512 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / § 32-512
§ 32-512. Effect on other laws.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall supersede any provision of law that provides greater employee family or medical leave rights than the family or medical rights established under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 32-1331.05 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13 / § 32-1331.05
§ 32-1331.05. Investigation of complaints.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to a complaint from an employee, a representative of an employee, an interested party, or on his or her own initiative, shall investigate violations of this subchapter.
(b) The Mayor may:
  (1) Enter and inspect the premises or place of business, employment, or work site, and upon demand examine and copy, wholly or partly, any or all books, registers, payrolls, and other records, including those required to be made, kept, and preserved under this subchapter or under any regulation issued pursuant to this subchapter;
  (2) Question an employer, employee, or other person in the premises, place of business or employment, or work site;
  (3) Require from any employer full and correct statements in writing, including sworn statements, upon forms prescribed or approved by the Mayor, with respect to the payment of wages, hours, names, addresses, and such other information pertaining to remuneration to employees or independent contractors as the Mayor may determine necessary or appropriate; and
  (4) Investigate such facts, conditions, or matters as the Mayor may determine necessary or appropriate to determine whether this subchapter or any regulation issued pursuant to this subchapter has been or is being violated.
(c) (1) The Mayor, in the performance of any duty or the execution of any power prescribed by this subchapter, may administer oaths or affirmations, hold hearings, certify official acts, take and cause to be taken depositions of witnesses, issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, papers, documents, records, and testimony.
  (2) In case of failure of any person to comply with a lawful subpoena or of the refusal of any witness to produce evidence or to testify to any matter about which he or she may be lawfully interrogated, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, upon the application of the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee, may compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as provided in § 2-1831.09(e) .
(d) An employer that fails to produce to the Mayor the books and records requested in the course of an investigation to determine whether the employer is in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter shall be subject to an administrative penalty not to exceed $500 per day for each day the requested records are not produced.
(e) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be deemed a limitation on any power or authority of the Mayor under any law which may be otherwise applicable to administer or enforce this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 32-210 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / § 32-210
§ 32-210. Evidence of age.
Status: in_force

The evidence of age required by this subchapter shall consist of 1 of the following proofs of age, which shall be required in the order herein designated:
(1) A birth certificate or attested transcript issued by a registrar of vital statistics or other officer charged with the duty of recording births;
(2) A record of age as given in the records of the school first attended by the minor, if obtainable, or in the earliest available school census;
(3) A baptismal record or duly certified transcript thereof showing the date of birth and place of baptism of the minor; or
(4) A bona fide contemporary record of the date and place of the minor’s birth kept in the Bible in which the records of the births in the family of the minor are preserved, or other documentary evidence satisfactory to the Board of Education, such as a passport showing the age of the minor, a certificate of arrival in the United States issued by the United States immigration officers and showing the age of the minor, or a life insurance policy.
D.C. Code § 32-205 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / § 32-205
§ 32-205. Employment of minors under 18 years of age in certain occupations prohibited.
Status: in_force

No minor under 18 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work at operating any freight or nonautomatic elevator, or in any quarry, tunnel, or excavation.
D.C. Code § 32-803 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / § 32-803
§ 32-803. Additional duties of Board under this subchapter.
Status: in_force

The Board, in addition to its duties defined in subchapter I of Chapter 10 of this title shall administer the provisions of this subchapter and shall have power to make such inspections and investigations as it may deem necessary; collect and compile statistical information; require employers to keep their places of employment reasonably safe; require employers to keep such records as it may deem advisable and to furnish the Board with complete, detailed reports relative to all accidents. The Council of the District of Columbia shall have power to determine and fix reasonable standards of safety in employment, places of employment, in the use of devices and safeguards, and in the use of practices, means, methods, operations, and processes of employment; promulgate general rules and regulations based upon such standards and fix the minimum safety requirements which shall be complied with by employers within the purview of this subchapter. To promote the safety of persons employed in existing buildings or other existing structures, such rules, regulations, and standards may require, without limitation, changes in the permanent or temporary features of such buildings or other structures.
D.C. Code § 32-1622 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / § 32-1622
§ 32-1622. Workforce Development System Expenditure Guide.
Status: in_force

(a) The WIC shall develop a Workforce Development System Expenditure Guide.
(b) (1) By February 1, 2019, and annually by February 1 thereafter, the WIC shall transmit the guide to the Council and post it online.
  (2) (A) The WIC shall make the guide available in the form of a manipulable, non-image-based, digital spreadsheet to any interested party within 2 business days of receiving a request for the guide in such format.
    (B) The WIC may present the guide publicly in other formats.
    (C) The guide shall be organized primarily by programs, which shall be grouped by the agency that provides the largest portion of funding.
(c) (1) The guide shall present the information required pursuant to subsections (d) through (f) of this section for workforce development and adult education programs that the District manages, administers, oversees, or funds, in whole or in part, including programs funded with federal dollars.
  (2) The first version of the guide, due February 1, 2019, and all subsequent versions of the guide, shall include information required by subsections (d) through (f) of this section for all workforce development and adult education programs managed, administered, overseen, or funded by the:
    (A) Department of Disability Services;
    (B) Department of Employment Services;
    (C) Department of Human Resources;
    (D) Department of Human Services;
    (E) Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity;
    (F) Office of the State Superintendent of Education; and
    (G) WIC.
  (3) The second version of the guide, due February 1, 2020, and all subsequent versions of the guide shall include information required by subsections (d) through (f) of this section for all workforce development and adult education programs managed, administered, overseen, or funded by the:
    (A) Child and Family Services Agency;
    (B) Department of Behavioral Health;
    (C) Department of Corrections;
    (D) Department of Energy and Environment;
    (E) Department of Public Works;
    (F) Department of Transportation;
    (G) Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services;
    (H) Deputy Mayor for Education;
    (I) District of Columbia Public Schools;
    (J) The Executive Office of the Mayor;
    (K) Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment;
    (L) Office of Latino Affairs;
    (M) University of the District of Columbia Community College; and
    (N) Any other District agency that manages, administers, oversees, or funds workforce development or adult education programs.
  (4) All versions of the guide shall include information on public charter school programs that is equivalent to the information delineated in subsections (d) through (f) of this section and that is publicly available. This information may include public information available from the Public Charter School Board, Office of the State Superintendent of Education, or Deputy Mayor for Education.
(d) For each program, the guide shall include the following information for the most recently completed program year:
  (1) The name of the program;
  (2) The name of the administering agency and the name of the funding agency, if different;
  (3) The division or program and activity names and numerical codes used to designate the program in the agency budget and financial plan prepared by the Chief Financial Officer;
  (4) A brief description of the program, which may include target populations, program length, educational or other eligibility requirements, or other information;
  (5) Information about funding sources and program costs, including:
    (A) Amount of funding by revenue type (e.g., federal, local, or special purpose revenue);
    (B) Federal grant name, if applicable;
    (C) Funding vehicle type for programs that utilize providers;
    (D) Portion of funding utilized for wage subsidies, if applicable; and
    (E) Cost per participant;
  (6) List of services provided, and, for each service, whether it is delivered by providers or directly by a District agency;
  (7) Names of courses of training, where applicable;
  (8) The sectors and occupations for which the program is designed to prepare participants, where applicable;
  (9) Number of participants;
  (10) A percentage breakdown of total participants by race and gender;
  (11) Performance metrics, targets, and outcomes consistent with the requirements of subsections (f) and (g) of this section;
  (12) Information on the use of electronic data matching to determine outcomes data, as described in subsection (g)(1) of this section, such as the outcomes metrics for which data matching was used, the extent of use, and other methods of data collection that were utilized; and
  (13) For each provider, in programs that utilize providers:
    (A) Provider name;
    (B) Names of courses of training provided, where applicable;
    (C) Total number of participants;
    (D) Number of participants per course of training;
    (E) List of services offered, delineated by each course of training, where applicable;
    (F) Sector and occupation for which each course of training is designed to prepare participants;
    (G) Amount of workforce development or adult education program funding received from District agencies, including federal funding administered by District agencies, which shall include:
      (i) Total funding; and
      (ii) Funding for each course of training, if applicable;
    (H) The initial educational functioning level of program participants, if available; and
    (I) Performance metrics, targets, and outcomes as required pursuant to subsections (f) and (g) of this section.
(e) The guide may include any other information to provide context for performance outcomes of programs or providers.
(f) (1) The guides submitted by February 1, 2019, and February 1, 2020, shall provide numerical performance outcomes targets, where available, performance outcomes, and data components for all performance metrics that the District or providers track according to law, program policy, or practice as of May 5, 2018.
  (2) The guide submitted by February 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, shall report, for all workforce development and adult education programs covered by subsections (c)(2) and (3) of this section:
    (A) The participant completion rate, as defined by the program, and the definition of completion used;
    (B) Any numerical performance outcomes targets adopted by the agency or set in accordance with local or federal law; and
    (C) The same performance outcome measures required by section 116(b)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, approved July 22, 2014 (128 Stat. 1471; 29 U.S.C. § 3141(b)(2)), and related regulations and sub-regulatory guidance published by the U.S. Department of Labor, excluding measures of effectiveness at serving employers.
  (3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, for public charter school programs, the guide shall report outcomes as they appear in publicly available materials.
(g) (1) (A) At the discretion of the agency that administers or manages the program, the primary means of collecting outcomes data shall be by electronically matching program records with unemployment insurance wage records and other appropriate information, such as data from the National Student Clearinghouse, data from the Federal Employment Data Exchange System, and records available from other states.
    (B) Information may be collected by other means, such as direct contact with past participants.
  (2) Upon request from the WIC or a District agency that administers or manages a workforce development or adult education program, and pursuant to a legally executed memorandum of understanding or other legal instrument, the Department of Employment Services ("DOES") shall electronically match and provide to the WIC, or such District agency, employment and earnings outcomes data referred to by subsection (f)(2)(C) of this section, utilizing data from the unemployment insurance wage records or other data to which DOES has primary or exclusive access.
D.C. Code § 32-1517 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / § 32-1517
§ 32-1517. Assignment of compensation; exemption from claims of creditors.
Status: in_force

No assignment, release, or commutation of compensation or benefits due or payable under this chapter, except as provided by this chapter, shall be valid, and such compensation and benefits shall be exempt from all claims or creditors and from levy, execution, and attachment or other remedy for recovery or collection of a debt, which exemption may not be waived.
D.C. Code § 32-1691.07 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / § 32-1691.07
§ 32-1691.07. Program performance and reporting.
Status: in_force

(a) At the termination of each semester, UDC shall furnish to the WIC a statement of:
  (1) The disaggregated number of Program participants by course who, during that semester, participated in one or more Program training courses;
  (2) The total number of Program training course enrollments attributable to the Program participants identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection;
  (3) The disaggregated number of Program participants included in the response to paragraph (1) of this subsection who successfully completed each Program training course and, who dropped out or otherwise did not complete a Program training course in which the Program participant had enrolled;
  (4) The disaggregated number, by occupational credential, of Program participants who successfully secured an IT occupational credential; and
  (5) The total number of Program participants who successfully secured employment in an IT occupation and the average starting wage.
(b) At the end of each fiscal year, the University shall furnish to the WIC a written accounting, for the previous year, of the monthly stipends dispersed, the number of Program participants who received monthly stipends, the average amount of stipend per Program participant, and the approved purposes for the monthly stipends.
(c) At the middle and end of each grant award cycle, a community training provider shall furnish to the WIC a report on the number of Program participants achieving the targets identified by the IT Advisory Report outlined in [ § 32-1691.10 ].
(d) The WIC shall:
  (1) Use common performance measures outlined in section 116 of WIOA (29 U.S.C. § 3141), to track the performance of Program training providers; and
  (2) Report on the performance of the Program as required by § 32-1622 .
(e) Beginning no later than September 30, 2022, and by September 30 annually thereafter, the WIC shall furnish to the Mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia copies of the IT Advisory Report issued pursuant to § 32-1691.10 and a report, which shall include;
  (1) Reporting on the attainment of the target performance outcomes established pursuant to [ § 32-1691.10 ];
  (2) A narrative analysis on the effectiveness of the Program at increasing the number of District residents in IT occupations; and
  (3) Recommendations on the expansion or extension of the Program beyond the terms of this subchapter , including any additional budgetary needs.
D.C. Code § 32-301 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 3 / § 32-301
§ 32-301. Purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to further the policy of the District of Columbia to encourage and assist blind individuals and individuals with other severe disabilities to achieve maximum personal independence through useful and productive gainful employment by assuring an expanded and constant market for products and services for blind individuals and individuals with other severe disabilities thereby enhancing their dignity and capacity for self-support.
(b) Further, it is the purpose of this chapter to create employment opportunities for blind individuals and individuals with other severe disabilities which enhance training, evaluation, adjustment and open market employment for those persons who become sufficiently capable.
D.C. Code § 32-1051.04 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10A / § 32-1051.04
§ 32-1051.04. Posting requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A covered employer shall post and maintain in a conspicuous place a notice, which shall be prescribed by the Mayor and provided to each covered employer, that shall include excerpts or summaries of the pertinent provisions of this chapter and information about filing of a complaint pursuant to this chapter .
  (2) A covered employer shall post every notice required to be posted by this chapter in English and all languages spoken by covered employees with limited or no-English proficiency, as defined in § 2-1931 .
(b) A covered employer who fails to comply with the posting requirements of this section shall be subject to the penalty set forth in § 32-1051.07 .
D.C. Code § 32-1368 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13C / § 32-1368
§ 32-1368. Applicability.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall apply as of October 1, 2015.
D.C. Code § 32-1542.04 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / § 32-1542.04
§ 32-1542.04. Compliance.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director of Employment Services (“Director”) shall assign from the workforce in the Workers’ Compensation office a staff equal to 5 full time equivalents to the enforcement of employer compliance with Workers’ Compensation requirements, including enforcing existing law and referring cases to the Office of the Attorney General for prosecution.
(b) The Director shall file a semi-annual compliance report with the Council by March 31st and by September 30th, which shall contain detailed and comprehensive information about the compliance enforcement activities during the preceding 6 months.
D.C. Code § 32-1601 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / § 32-1601
§ 32-1601. Council findings.
Status: in_force

The Council  of the District of Columbia finds that:
(1) Many District workers need an integrated workforce investment system to help them assume responsibility for building a better future for themselves and their families.
(2) A workforce investment system should be consumer-driven, accountable and responsive to the needs of employers and job seekers.
(3) The goals of an integrated workforce development systems are to:
  (A) Coordinate activities at the state and local levels to increase the occupational skills, employment, job retention and earnings of the workforce;
  (B) Reduce welfare dependency by helping workers obtain employment that will assure self-sufficiency;
  (C) Enhance the productivity and competitiveness of District business and industry;
  (D) Encourage ongoing progress toward work preparation from kindergarten through adulthood;
  (E) Encourage the attraction and retention of high skill and high wage employers; and
  (F) Encourage cooperation among regional workforce development efforts to promote the participation of District residents in the regional economy.
(4) To implement the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, approved August 7, 1998 (112 Stat. 936; 29 U.S.C. § 2822 [repealed]), the District of Columbia must apply the necessary resources to carry out its assigned responsibilities and must delegate accountability and authority, as allowed under the federal law, to the governing entity of the workforce investment system.
(5) These objectives are to be accomplished under the direction of the District’s Workforce Investment Council. This Council will enlist the views of a diverse group of business, labor, community, education and government leaders to develop a strategic plan for workforce development in the District of Columbia.
(6) The strategic plan should provide for the development of a comprehensive, consumer-driven employment and career development system that meets the needs  of all members of the workforce, including those entering the workforce for  the first time, those in transition to employment and those currently employed who seek to enhance their skills for continued career advancement.
D.C. Code § 32-1012 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1012
§ 32-1012. Civil actions.
Status: in_force

(a) A civil action may be commenced according to, and with all the remedies provided under, § 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 of the unpaid wages, statutory penalties, and an additional amount as liquidated damages equal to treble the amount of unpaid wages.
  (2) The court may award an additional amount of liquidated damages less than treble the amount of unpaid wages, but not less than the amount of unpaid wages, only if the employer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the court that:
    (A) The act or omission that gave rise to the action was in good faith;
    (B) That the employer had reasonable grounds for the belief that the act or omission was not in violation of this subchapter; and
    (C) That the employer promptly paid the full amount of wages claimed to be owed to the employee.
(c) A subcontractor, including any intermediate subcontractor, and the general contractor shall be jointly and severally liable to the subcontractor's employees for the subcontractor's violations of this chapter . Except as otherwise provided in a contract between the subcontractor and the general contractor, the subcontractor shall indemnify the general contractor for any wages, damages, interest, penalties, or attorneys' fees owed as a result of the subcontractor's violations of this chapter , unless those violations were due to the lack of prompt payment in accordance with the terms of the contract between the general contractor and the subcontractor.
(d) Any agreement between an employer and employee in which the employee agrees to work for less than the wages to which the employee is entitled under this subchapter or any regulation issued under this subchapter shall be no defense to any action to recover unpaid wages or liquidated damages.
(e) The Mayor is authorized to supervise the payment of unpaid wages and liquidated damages owed to any employee under this subchapter or any regulation issued under this subchapter, and the agreement of any employee to accept this payment, shall upon full payment, constitute a waiver by the employee of any right the employee may have under subsection (a) of this section to any unpaid wages, and an additional amount as liquidated damages.
(f) (1) When a temporary staffing firm employs an employee who performs work on behalf of or to the benefit of a client pursuant to a temporary staffing arrangement or contract for services, both the temporary staffing firm and the client shall be jointly and severally liable for violations of this chapter to the employee and to the District.
  (2) The District, the employee, or the employee's representative shall notify the temporary staffing firm of the alleged violations at least 30 days before filing a claim for a violation against a client who was not the employee's direct employer.
  (3) Except as otherwise provided in a contract between the temporary staffing firm and its client, the temporary staffing firm shall indemnify its client for any wages, damages, interest, penalties, or attorneys' fees owed as a result of the temporary staffing firm's violations of this chapter .
D.C. Code § 32-1002 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1002
§ 32-1002. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) The term "Director" means the Director of the Department of Employment Services.
(1A) The term “employ” includes to suffer or permit to work.
(2) The term “employee” includes any individual employed by an employer, except that this term shall not include:
  (A) Any individual who, without payment and without expectation of any gain, directly or indirectly, volunteers to engage in the activities of an educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization;
  (B) Any lay member elected or appointed to office within the discipline of any religious organization and engaged in religious functions; or
  (C) Any individual employed as a casual babysitter, in or about the residence of the employer.
(3) The term “employer” includes the District of Columbia government, any individual, partnership, general contractor, subcontractor, association, corporation, business trust, or any person or group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee, but shall not include the United States government.
(4) The term "gratuities" or "tips" means voluntary monetary contributions received by an employee from a guest, patron, or customer for services rendered.
(4A) The term "manager" means the person who oversees the employees in a food or beverage establishment, such as the servers, bussers, bartenders, back waiters, hosts, and hostesses, and the general operation of the establishment.
(5) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or the Mayor’s designated agent or representative, including the Department of Employment Services.
(6) The term “occupation” means any occupation, service, trade, business, industry, or branch or group of occupations or industries, or employment or class of employment, in which employees are gainfully employed.
(6A) The term “office building” means any commercial property where the primary functions are the transaction of administrative, business, civic, or professional services, including properties where handling goods, wares, or merchandise, in limited quantities, is accessory to the primary occupancy or use. The term “office building” does not include libraries, museums, or universities.
(7) The term “regular rate” means all remuneration for employment paid to, or on behalf of, the employee, but shall not be considered to include the items set forth in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 207(e)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7). Extra compensation paid as described in § 207(e)(5), (6), and (7) shall be creditable toward overtime compensation.
(7A) The term “security officer” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2100 of Title 17 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
(7B) The term "server" means an employee in a food or beverage establishment who takes orders, serves food or drinks, or both.
(7C) The term "tip-declaration form" means a printed form provided by an employer to an employee that shows the total tips received, including the amount of the tip outs or share of a tip pool that an individual employee provided to another employee or the amount of the tip outs or share of a tip pool that the employee received from another employee, and the calculation by which the amount was determined, such as total tips received and hours worked.
(7D) The term "tip out" means the amount or percentage of servers', bartenders', or other directly tipped employees' tips that an employee shares, due to a tip-sharing policy or tip-pooling agreement, with other employees such as bussers, bartenders, back waiters, hosts, and hostesses.
(7E) The term "tip pool" means the combining of tips from multiple employees into a single amount for the purpose of sharing tips among employees.
(7F) The term "tip-pool structure" means the calculation of the portion of a tip pool an employee will provide to or receive from the pool, as a percentage of total gratuities, sales, or other factor.
(7G) The term "tip-sharing policy" means the written calculation of any tip outs or tip-pool structures that employees, delineated by job position or other factor, will provide to or receive from other employees.
(8) The term “wage” means compensation due to an employee by reason of the employee’s employment, payable in legal tender of the United States or checks on banks convertible into cash on demand at full face value, including allowances as may be permitted by any regulation issued under §§ 32-1003 and 32-1006 .
(9) The term “Washington metropolitan region” means the area consisting of the District of Columbia, Montgomery, and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland, Arlington and Fairfax Counties and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church in Virginia.
(10) The term “working time” means all the time the employee:
  (A) Is required to be on the employer’s premises, on duty, or at a prescribed place;
  (B) Is permitted to work;
  (C) Is required to travel in connection with the business of the employer; or
  (D) Waits on the employer’s premises for work.
Interpretations of what constitutes working time shall be made in accordance with Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 785, Hours Worked Under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, except that references to interpretations of the Portal-to-Portal Act shall have no force and effect.
D.C. Code § 32-733 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7A / § 32-733
§ 32-733. Regulations.
Status: in_force

The Commissioner may issue rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 32-331 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 3 / § 32-331
§ 32-331. Establishment of the Rehabilitation Services Program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a Rehabilitation Services Program that shall provide comprehensive, coordinated, efficient, and accountable federally subsidized services to individuals with disabilities, including individuals with significant disabilities, to assist those individuals in achieving gainful employment in accordance with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, approved August 7, 1998 (112 Stat. 1116; 29 U.S.C. § 720 et seq.).
(b) The Mayor shall establish an economic needs test to be used in determining the ability of applicants for and recipients of vocational rehabilitation services to contribute to the payment of the costs of the vocational rehabilitation services.
D.C. Code § 32-131.01 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 1A / § 32-131.01
§ 32-131.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 32-531.01
D.C. Code § 32-1602.01 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / § 32-1602.01
§ 32-1602.01. Participant eligibility criteria.
Status: in_force

Any individual who receives an Individual Training Account as provided in Chapter 5, section 134 [29 U.S.C. § 2864, repealed] of the Federal Act shall be a bona fide resident of the District.
D.C. Code § 32-710 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7 / § 32-710
§ 32-710. Effect on existing rights and benefits.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall supersede any provision of law that provides more generous rights or benefits than the domestic partnership or family membership rights and benefits provided pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to discourage an employer from providing more generous rights or benefits than the domestic partnership or family membership rights or benefits provided pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall diminish an employer’s obligation to comply with a collective bargaining agreement or an employment benefits program or plan that provides more generous rights or benefits than the domestic partnership or family membership rights or benefits provided pursuant to this chapter.
(d) The domestic partnership or family membership rights or benefits provided pursuant to this chapter shall not be diminished by a collective bargaining agreement or an employment benefit program or plan, except that this chapter shall not supersede any clause on domestic partnership or family membership rights or benefits in a collective bargaining agreement in force on June 11, 1992, excluding any extension or renewal after such date, that the collective bargaining agreement is in effect.
(e) No provision of this chapter shall exempt or relieve, or be construed to exempt or relieve, any person from any duty, liability, penalty, or obligation to provide relief under Chapter 14 of Title 2 .
(f) This chapter provides registration and other mechanisms to reduce discrimination prohibited under Chapter 14 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 32-414 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 4 / § 32-414
§ 32-414. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, contractor, or subcontractor who opens, operates, or maintains an employment agency, employment counseling service, employer-paid personnel service, or job listing service, or any person acting in the capacity of an employment counselor without first obtaining a license for that purpose shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 for each day the violation occurs, or to imprisonment not to exceed 1 year, or both.
(b) The Mayor may, following a hearing, revoke or suspend for a period determined by the Mayor the license of any employment agency, employment counseling service, employer-paid personnel service, job listing service, or employment counselor violating any provision of this chapter.
(c) The Mayor may, following a hearing, order an employment agency, employment counseling service, employer-paid personnel service, job listing service, or employment counselor to make restitution to a complainant for losses or expenses incurred by the complainant as a result of violations of this chapter by the employment agency, employment counseling service, employer-paid personnel service, job listing service or employment counselor.
(d) The Mayor may, following a hearing, impose a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000 against any employment agency, employment counseling service, employer-paid personnel service, or job listing service found in violation of any provision of this chapter. The fine may be imposed for each violation.
(e) The Mayor may, following a hearing, impose a fine of not less than $25 or more than $500 against any employment counselor found in violation of any provision of this chapter. The fine may be imposed for each violation.
(f) Any employment agency, employment counseling service, employer-paid personnel service, job listing service, or employment counselor aggrieved by any order of the Mayor imposing fines, ordering restitution, or suspending or revoking a license may obtain a review thereof in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals pursuant to § 2-510 .
(g) Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this chapter, or the rules or regulations issued under the authority of this chapter, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 . Adjudication of any infractions shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 32-1032 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1032
§ 32-1032. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1044 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1044
§ 32-1044. Penalties for violation of § 36-213; jurisdiction; prosecutions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1371 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13D / § 32-1371
§ 32-1371. Unemployment profile report.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-801 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / § 32-801
§ 32-801. Purpose of subchapter.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to foster, promote, and develop the safety of wage earners of the District of Columbia in relation to their working conditions.
D.C. Code § 32-1048 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1048
§ 32-1048. Severability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1603.01 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / § 32-1603.01
§ 32-1603.01. WIA administrative entity.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall designate an agency to serve as the WIA administrative entity, which shall:
(1) In cooperation with the WIC:
  (A) Develop the District’s state plan;
  (B) Negotiate the District’s state performance measures as required under section 136(b) of the Federal Act;
  (C) Develop the District’s annual report as required under section 136(d) of the Federal Act;
  (D) Develop and submit all reports required under the Federal Act; and
  (E) Advise the Mayor and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia on the annual budget and spending plan for youth activities as described in section 129 of the Federal Act and employment and training activities as described in section 134 of the Federal Act;
(2) Serve as the fiscal agent for all funds described in section 127 and section 132 of the Federal Act;
(3) Develop and administer a District-wide employment statistics system consistent with section 309 of the Federal Act;
(4) Subject to certification by WIC:
  (A) Serve as the operator of American Job Centers;
  (B) Provide core services as described in section 134(d)(2) of the Federal Act through the American Job Centers; and
  (C) Provide intensive services as described in section 134(d)(3) of the Federal Act through the American Job Centers;
(5) Administer all grants and contracts for training services as described in section 134(d)(4) of the Federal Act, subject to policies established by WIC; and
(6) Administer all grants and contracts with youth providers identified by WIC through the process described in §  32-1610.01 .
D.C. Code § 32-1037 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1037
§ 32-1037. Issuance of revised wage orders; notice and hearing; notice and effective date of orders; contents of orders; restrictions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-131.05 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 1A / § 32-131.05
§ 32-131.05. Current paid leave policies.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 32-531.05
D.C. Code § 32-1351 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13B / § 32-1351
§ 32-1351. Hiring of qualified ex-offenders.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Works shall hire qualified ex-offenders to fill at least 26.9 full-time equivalent positions dedicated to the agency’s alley-cutback, graffiti-removal, and other public works programs.
D.C. Code § 32-1205 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12 / § 32-1205
§ 32-1205. Enforcement by civil action.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 32-521.05
D.C. Code § 32-1539 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 15 / § 32-1539
§ 32-1539. Failure to secure payment of compensation.
Status: in_force

(a) Any employer required to secure the payment of compensation under this chapter who fails to secure such compensation shall be assessed a civil fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000; and in any case where such employer is a corporation, the president, secretary, and treasurer thereof shall be also severally liable to such fine as herein provided for the failure of such corporation to secure the payment of compensation; and such president, secretary, and treasurer shall be severally and personally liable, jointly with such corporation, for any compensation or other benefit which may accrue under the chapter in respect to any injury which may occur to any employee or such corporation while it shall so fail to secure the payment of compensation as required by § 32-1534 .
(b) Any employer who knowingly transfers, sells, encumbers, assigns, or in any manner disposes of, conceals, secretes, or destroys any property belonging to such employer, after 1 of his employees has been injured within the purview of this chapter, and with intent to avoid the payment of compensation under this chapter to such employee or his dependents, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and in any case where such employer is a corporation, the president, secretary, and treasurer thereof shall be also severally liable to such penalty of imprisonment as well as jointly liable with such corporation for such fine.
(c) This section shall not affect any other liability of the employer under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 32-1345 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13B / § 32-1345
§ 32-1345. Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of Human Rights shall maintain data on the number of complaints filed pursuant to this subchapter, demographic information on the complainants, the number of investigations it conducts, and the disposition of every complaint and investigation.
(b) Data maintained by the Office of Human Rights pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the Council annually, beginning one year from the December 17, 2014.
(c) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-1457 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 14A / § 32-1457
§ 32-1457. Applicability.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to an employment contract entered into before March 11, 2015; provided, that upon renewal of such a contract, this chapter shall apply.
D.C. Code § 32-1007 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1007
§ 32-1007. Investigatory powers of Mayor.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor and the Attorney General shall each 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 or for the use of the Mayor or the Attorney General in securing compliance with this chapter .
(b) In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Mayor or the Attorney General may invoke the aid of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence.
(c) In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena, the Court may issue an order to require an appearance before the Mayor or the Attorney General, the production of documentary evidence, and the giving of evidence.
(d) A person or an entity to whom a subpoena has been issued may move to quash or modify the subpoena.
(e) Any failure to obey the order of the Court may be punished by the Court as contempt.
D.C. Code § 32-1693.01 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / § 32-1693.01
§ 32-1693.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter :
  (1) "BON" means the Board of Nursing established pursuant [to] § 3-1202.04 .
  (2) "CNA" means a Certified Nursing Aide.
  (3) "Community training provider" means an entity that has been approved by the BON to provide training to individuals to attain certification as a CNA, HHA, or MA-C.
  (4) "Direct care worker" means an individual who is certified as a CNA, HHA, or MA-C.
  (5) "Direct care worker training grant" means a grant issued pursuant to § 32-1693.06 .
  (6) "Direct care worker training grantee" means a community training provider that has received a direct care worker training grant.
  (7) "Dual-enrollment" means enrollment in both a BON-approved training program and the University.
  (8) "Healthcare Workforce Partnership" means the entity established pursuant to § 32-1684 .
  (9) "HHA" means Home Health Aide.
  (10) "LPN to AASN degree" means a Licensed Practical Nurse to Associate in Applied Science in Nursing degree.
  (11) "MA-C" means Medication Aide Certified.
  (12) "Nursing care occupation" means an occupation that requires a worker to be certified as a CNA, HHA, MA-C, LPN, or RN.
  (13) "Program" means the DC Nurse Education Enhancement Program established pursuant to this subchapter .
  (14) "Program participant" means a District resident who is enrolled in Program training and receiving Program assistance authorized pursuant to § 32-1693.02 .
  (15) "Program training" means any of the following, collectively or independently, as determined by context:
  .
  (16) "RN to BSN degree" means a Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
  (17) "Satisfactory academic progress" means maintaining an academic standing consistent with the requirements for program completion, as determined by the Program training provider.
  (18) "UDC" means the University of the District of Columbia.
  (19) "UDC-CC" means the University of the District of Columbia Community College.
  (20) "University" means, collectively, UDC, UDC-CC, and WDLL.
  (21) "WDLL" means the UDC-CC Division of Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning.
  (22) "WDLL courses" means courses offered through WDLL's Healthcare Direct Career Pathway Nursing Assistant program.
  (23) "WIC" means the Workforce Investment Council, established pursuant to § 32-1603 .
  (24) "WIOA" means the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, approved July 22, 2014 (128 Stat. 1425; 29 U.S.C § 3101 et seq .).
D.C. Code § 32-754 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 7B / § 32-754
§ 32-754. Grant applications and priorities.
Status: in_force

(a) Grant applications shall be made at the time and in the manner designated by the Director.
(b) Grant applications shall include a detailed budget, cost benefit analysis, identifiable performance benchmarks, and a general description of the employment benefits to be derived by the recipient.
(c) The Director shall accept simplified grant applications from District residents seeking basic employment or job training skills.
(d) Grant applications made by District businesses, business coalitions and partnered-nonprofit organizations shall also include a proposed workforce development program model demonstrating an effective approach to increasing the employability of program participants or the retention of their current workforce and which is directly linked to existing or anticipated employment opportunities. Applications made pursuant to this subsection may be utilized to significantly enhance the skill levels and career opportunities of current employees who are residents of the District.
(e) In evaluating grant applications for decisions as to funding, the Director shall give priority to those applications which the Director determines best serve low-income District residents or job skills-deficient residents in the following categories:
  (1) Youths between 18 and 21 years of age;
  (2) Recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families;
  (3) Dislocated workers;
  (4) Ex-offenders;
  (5) Veterans; and
  (6) District residents deficient in job skills.
(f) In determining whether to fund grant applications, the Director shall consider, in addition to the criteria set forth in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, the following:
  (1) The amount of funds available in the Job Opportunity Bank;
  (2) Available and reliable information concerning the current and future labor market;
  (3) Non-duplication of funding available through section 112 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, approved August 7, 1998 (112 Stat. 936; 29 U.S.C. § 2822) and other federal, state, or local job development and job training programs; and
  (4) Any prior experience of the applicant with job training or workforce development programs.
D.C. Code § 32-531.17 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / § 32-531.17
§ 32-531.17. Appropriations contingency.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 32-608 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 6 / § 32-608
§ 32-608. Mayor’s recommendations on review of final report.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall review the conclusions and recommendations of the final report and, within a period not to exceed 60 days, shall transmit to the Council his conclusions accompanied by any recommendations, modifications, and reasons thereof. The Council shall consider this transmittal and shall, within a period not to exceed 180 days, develop legislation, if necessary, to implement all or parts of the Commission’s final report and the Mayor’s recommendations.
D.C. Code § 32-1331.13 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13 / § 32-1331.13
§ 32-1331.13. Further acts prohibited; penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who knowingly incorporates or forms, or assists in the incorporation or formation of, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity, or pays or collects a fee for use of a foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability corporation, or other entity for the purpose of facilitating, or evading detection of, a violation of this subchapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not less than $5,000 and not to exceed $20,000.
(b) A person who knowingly conspires with, aids and abets, assists, advises, or facilitates, an employer with the intent of violating this subchapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not less than $5,000 and not to exceed $20,000.
D.C. Code § 32-1312 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13 / § 32-1312
§ 32-1312. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter .
D.C. Code § 32-541.03 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / § 32-541.03
§ 32-541.03. Contributions to the Universal Paid Leave Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) A covered employer shall contribute an amount equal to 0.75% of the wages of each of its covered employees to the District in a manner prescribed by the Mayor.
(b) A covered employer who is a self-employed individual who has opted-in to the paid-leave program established pursuant to this subchapter shall contribute an amount equal to 0.75% of his or her annual self-employment income to the District in a manner prescribed by the Mayor.
(b-1) Contributions received by the District pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be deposited in the Universal Paid Leave Fund; except, that any amounts collected in excess of the amount that would be needed to maintain the solvency of the Universal Paid Leave Fund for the duration of the financial plan, based on the Chief Financial Officer's certifications pursuant to § 32-541.04a(b)(1) , shall instead be deposited into the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
(c) Within 180 days after April 7, 2017, the Mayor shall provide public notice to covered employers regarding the manner in which the Mayor shall collect contributions to the District pursuant to this section.
(d) By July 1, 2019, the Mayor shall begin to collect contributions to the District from covered employers.
(e) Upon a self-employed individual's becoming a covered employer by opting into the paid-leave program established pursuant to this subchapter , the Mayor shall provide notice to that individual regarding the manner in which contributions to the District shall be collected from the individual.
(f) A covered employer who fails to contribute any amount required by this section to the District shall be subject to the same notice requirements, procedures, interest, penalties, and remedies set forth in § 51-104 .
D.C. Code § 32-506 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / § 32-506
§ 32-506. School employees.
Status: in_force

(a) If the conditions in subsection (b) of this section are met, a local educational agency (“educational agency”) or private elementary or secondary school (“school”) may require an employee who is employed principally in an instructional capacity to elect to:
  (1) Take the family or medical leave for periods of particular duration not to exceed the planned medical treatment or supervision; or
  (2) Transfer temporarily to an available alternative position offered by the educational agency or school for which the employee is qualified, which has equivalent pay and benefits, and better accommodates the recurring periods of leave than the employee’s regular employment position.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply if the employee described in subsection (a) of this section:
  (1) Elects to take family leave pursuant to § 32-502(a)(4) or medical leave pursuant to § 32-503 that is foreseeable based on planned medical treatment or supervision;
  (2) Would be on leave for greater than 20% of the total number of working days in the period during which leave would extend; and
  (3) Complies with § 32-502(g) or § 32-503(c) .
(c) (1) If an employee of an educational agency or school who is employed principally in an instructional capacity begins family or medical leave more than 5 weeks before the end of the academic term, the educational agency or school may require the employee to continue to take leave until the end of the term if:
    (A) The leave is at least 3 weeks in duration; and
    (B) The return to employment would occur during the 3-week period before the end of the academic term.
  (2) If the employee described in paragraph (1) of this subsection begins leave under § 32-502 or § 32-503 during the period that commences from more than 3 weeks and up to and including 5 weeks before the end of the academic term, the educational agency or school may require the employee to continue to take leave until the end of the term if:
    (A) The leave is greater than 2 weeks in duration; and
    (B) The return to employment would occur during the 2-week period before the end of the academic term.
  (3) If the employee described in paragraph (1) of this subsection begins leave under § 32-502 or § 32-503 during the period that commences 3 weeks or less before the end of the academic term and the duration of the leave is greater than 5 working days, the educational agency or school may require the employee to continue to take leave until the end of the term.
(d) For purposes of a restoration of employment determination under § 32-505(d)(2) , in the case of an educational agency or school, the determination shall be made on the basis of established school board or private school policies and practices and collective bargaining agreements.
D.C. Code § 32-213 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / § 32-213
§ 32-213. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense under this subchapter if that person:
  (1) Employs a minor or permits a minor to work in violation of this subchapter, of any regulation promulgated by the Board of Education pursuant to § 32-224 , or of any order issued under the provisions of § 32-203 ; or
  (2) Interferes with the Board of Education, its officers or agents, or any other person authorized by the District to inspect places of employment of minors.
(b) A person convicted of a 1st offense under this section shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $3,000, or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both. A person convicted of a 2nd or subsequent offense under this section shall be fined not less than $3,000 nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or both. Each day during which a violation of this subchapter occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(c) The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01 .
D.C. Code § 32-531.08 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / § 32-531.08
§ 32-531.08. Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right provided by this subchapter.
(b) An employer shall not discharge or discriminate in any manner against an employee because the employee:
  (1) Opposes any practice by an employer made unlawful by this subchapter;
  (2) Pursuant or related to this subchapter:
    (A) Complains to the employer;
    (B) Files a complaint with the Department of Employment Services;
    (C) Files a civil or administrative complaint alleging a violation of any provision of this subchapter;
    (D) Informs any person about an employer’s alleged violation of this subchapter;
    (E) Cooperates with the Department of Employment Services or another person’s investigation or prosecution of any alleged violation of this subchapter;
    (F) Opposes any policy, practice, or act that is a violation of this subchapter; or
    (G) Informs any person of his or her rights under this subchapter.
  (3) Gives any information or testimony in connection with an inquiry or proceeding related to this subchapter; or
  (4) Uses paid leave provided under this subchapter.
(c) Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit an employer from establishing and enforcing a lawful policy relating to improper use of paid leave or from seeking more frequent certifications from an employee if there is evidence of a pattern of abuse of paid leave.
(d) An employer taking an adverse action against an employee within 90 days of any of the actions set forth in subsection (b)(2) of this section shall raise a rebuttable presumption that the employer has violated this subchapter.
(e) It shall be unlawful for an employer’s absence control policy to count paid leave taken under this subchapter as an absence that may lead to, or result in, discipline, discharge, demotion, suspension, or other adverse action.
D.C. Code § 32-243 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / § 32-243
§ 32-243. Training and work experience in persistent problem areas of the District.
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing 30 days after October 20, 2005, and subject to the annual appropriation of funds, the Mayor shall establish and operate a year round program to provide domiciliaries of the District of Columbia between the ages of 14 and 24 years with training and work experience in both the public and private sectors of the economy. The Mayor shall target the services of this program to those youth residing in persistent problem areas of the District where such factors as crime, lack of economic development, and high unemployment create a particular need for the services of this program.
(b) Youth participants shall be certified by the Department of Employment Services as to residence and income. Priority in the selection of participants shall be given to hard-to-serve youth residing in persistent problem areas of the District that the Mayor may further identify by executive order.
(c) Youth participants shall be assessed for work experience placement suitability at the time of entry into the program and shall receive case management services during their period of participation in the program.
(d) Based upon the initial assessment, youth participants may be referred to and shall successfully complete employment counseling, leadership and life skills training, pre-employment training, or occupational skills training in demand occupations prior to placement in paid work.
(e) After participants have been assessed and determined to be ready for placement in work experience, they shall be placed in available work positions that pay stipends, training wages or wages in such amounts as the Mayor may determine to be appropriate for the work position and participant.
(f) The Mayor shall also provide participants with job development services, job retention counseling, and unsubsidized job placement assistance.
D.C. Code § 32-812 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 8 / § 32-812
§ 32-812. Penalties for violation of subchapter; jurisdiction; prosecution.
Status: in_force

Whoever violates any of the provisions of this subchapter, or any rules or regulations promulgated hereunder, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $600, or by imprisonment of not exceeding 90 days. Prosecutions for violations of this subchapter shall be in the name of the District of Columbia on information filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel or one of his assistants.
D.C. Code § 32-218 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / § 32-218
§ 32-218. Street-trades badges — Contents; record to be kept; badges not transferable.
Status: in_force

Such badge shall bear a number, and every such badge on its reverse side shall be signed in the presence of the officer issuing the same by the minor in whose name it is issued and shall contain the minor’s name, address and date of birth and such other information as the officer issuing the same shall deem necessary. A complete record of badges issued and refused, and of the facts relating thereto, including the name and address of the parent, guardian, or custodian, the day, year, and month of birth of the minor, the date of issuance and kind of evidence of age accepted, and school grade and name of school attended, shall be kept by the Board of Education. No minor to whom such badge is issued shall give, lend, sell, or otherwise transfer it to any other person, or be engaged in any of the trades or occupations mentioned in § 32-215 without wearing such badge, and such minor shall exhibit the same upon demand to any police or attendance officer, or to any person charged with the duty of enforcing this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 32-202 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / § 32-202
§ 32-202. Employment of minors under 18 years of age; hours of employment; notice to be posted in place of employment; list of minors employed.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in § 32-206 , no minor under 18 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in, about, or in connection with any gainful occupation, except in agricultural work, or housework, or in the distribution or sale of newspapers, as prescribed in § 32-201 , and except in newspaper stuffing, subject to the provisions of § 32-215 , more than 6 consecutive days in any 1 week, or more than 48 hours in any 1 week, or more than 8 hours in any 1 day, nor shall any minor 16 or 17 years of age be employed, permitted, or suffered to work before 6:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. of any day; nor shall any minor under 16 years of age be employed, permitted, or suffered to work before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. of any day, except during the summer (June 1 through Labor Day) when the evening hour shall be 9:00. Every employer shall post and keep conspicuously posted in the establishment, in or about which any minor is employed, permitted, or suffered to work, a printed notice, furnished by the official authorized to enforce this subchapter, setting forth the legal regulations governing the employment and hours of work of minors and occupations prohibited to minors in such establishments, and, in addition, shall keep accessible in the place of employment a list of minors under 18 employed, permitted, or suffered to work, and an accurate time record showing the hours of beginning and ending work each day. The presence of any such minor in the place of work for a longer time in the day or week than stated in the printed regulation hours shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 32-581.04 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5B / § 32-581.04
§ 32-581.04. Relief and penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Mayor and Attorney General shall administer and enforce this chapter consistent with their respective powers and rights under § 32-1306(a) , (a-1) , (b) , and (c) .
  (2) (A) Any records an employer maintains pursuant to the requirements of regulations issued to implement this chapter shall be open and made available for inspection or transcription by the Mayor, the Mayor's authorized representative, or the Office of the Attorney General upon demand at any reasonable time. An employer shall furnish to the Mayor, the Mayor's authorized representative, or the Office of the Attorney General on demand a sworn statement of records and information on forms prescribed or approved by the Mayor or Attorney General.
    (B) No employer may be found to be in violation of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph unless the employer had an opportunity to challenge the Mayor or Attorney General's demand before a judge, including an administrative law judge.
(b) (1) The Mayor may assess an administrative penalty of no less than $350 and no more than $1,000 for each violation of this chapter ; except, that the penalty for each violation of §§ 32-581.02(b) and 32-581.03(b) assessed against an employer shall be for not less than $1,000.
  (2) The Mayor may not collect an administrative penalty under this subsection unless the Mayor has provided the employer alleged to have violated this chapter notification of the violation, notification of the amount of the administrative penalty to be imposed, and an opportunity to request a formal hearing held pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2 and § 32-1308.01(e) .
(c) (1) A person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may pursue relief by filing:
    (A) An administrative complaint with the Mayor setting forth facts minimally sufficient to allege a violation of this chapter ; or
    (B) A civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction. In such action, the plaintiff shall carry the burden of proof by a preponderance of evidence.
  (2) (A) (i) The procedures set forth in § 32-1308.01(c) through (m) of An Act shall govern the conciliation, resolution, and enforcement of an administrative complaint filed pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection; except, that § 32-1308.01(e)(4) and (5) , shall not apply.
      (ii) Appeals of any administrative order issued under this chapter shall be made to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
    (B) Section 32-1308 shall apply to any civil action filed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection.
(d) Upon investigation by the Mayor pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or in an action to enforce this chapter pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, in addition to administrative penalties authorized pursuant to this section, an employer found to have violated § 32-581.02 , § 32-581.03 , or § 32-581.03a shall be liable for relief payable to an employee as follows:
  (1) (A) An employer that violates § 32-581.02(a)(1) shall be liable for each violation to each employee subjected to the violation for monetary relief in an amount not less than $500 and not greater than $1,000.
    (B) For any subsequent violation of § 32-581.02(a)(1) , an employer that has been found liable pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be liable for relief in an amount not less than $3,000 to each affected employee.
  (2) (A) An employer that attempts to enforce a non-compete provision that is unenforceable or void as provided in §§ 32-581.02(a)(2) and 32-581.03(a) shall be liable to each employee against whom the employer attempted to enforce the invalid non-compete provision for relief in an amount not less than $1,500.
    (B) For any subsequent violation of § 32-581.02(a)(2) or § 32-581.03(a) , an employer that has been found liable pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be liable for relief in an amount not less than $3,000 to each affected employee.
  (3) (A) An employer that retaliates against an employee in violation of § 32-581.02(b) or § 32-581.03(b) shall be liable for each instance of retaliation to each employee subject to the retaliation in an amount not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,500.
    (B) For any subsequent violation of § 32-581.02(b) or § 32-581.03(b) , an employer that has been found liable pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be liable for relief in an amount not less than $3,000 to each affected employee.
  (4) An employer that violates § 32-581.03a shall be liable for each violation to each employee subjected to the violation for monetary relief in an amount of $250.
D.C. Code § 32-1051.11 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10A / § 32-1051.11
§ 32-1051.11. Enforcement of administrative order or conciliation agreement.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A respondent shall comply with the provisions of any order or conciliation agreement affording relief and shall furnish proof of compliance to the Mayor.
  (2) If a respondent refuses or fails to comply with the administrative order or conciliation agreement, the Mayor or the complainant may record a lien and may sue in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for a remedy, enforcement, or assessment or collection of a civil penalty; provided, that the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall have no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the underlying claim but shall be limited to enforcement of the administrative order or conciliation agreement.
(b) (1) The Mayor may, at the request of a covered employee, take an assignment in trust for the assigning covered employee of wages and join in a proceeding or action of such claims against the same covered employer as the Mayor considers appropriate.
  (2) The Mayor shall have power to settle and adjust any such claim on the terms the Mayor considers just; provided, that no settlement for an amount less than the amount awarded by the administrative law judge shall be agreed to without the complainant's consent.
  (3) The Mayor shall maintain regular contact with the complainant concerning the procedural status of any legal action brought under the assignment, and the complainant shall have the right to inquire about and receive information regarding the status of the legal action.
(c) (1) If a respondent fails to timely comply with an administrative order or conciliation agreement that has not been stayed, the Mayor shall:
    (A) Assess an additional late fee equal to 10% of the total amount owed for each month any portion of the award and accrued late penalty remain unpaid;
    (B) Require the respondent to post public notice of its failure to comply, in a form determined by the Mayor; and
    (C) Consider any unpaid amount to be owed the District as past due restitution on behalf of a covered employee; and
    (D) Suspend any licenses issued to the covered employer to do business in the District as set forth in subsection (d) of this section.
  (2) (A) Penalty amounts, including civil penalties and late fees, and any wages, compensation, damages, interest, costs, or other fees awarded to a covered employee, or a representative of the covered employee, shall be a lien upon the real estate and personal property of the person who owes the foregoing.
    (B) The lien shall take effect by operation of law on the day immediately following the due date for payment, and, unless dissolved by payment, shall as of that date be considered a tax due and owing to the District, which may be enforced through any procedure available for tax collection.
(d) The Mayor shall:
  (1) Deny an application for a license to do business issued by the District if, during the 3-year period before the date of the application, the applicant admitted guilt or liability or had been found guilty or liable in any judicial or administrative proceeding of committing or attempting to commit a willful violation of this chapter ;
  (2) Suspend any license to do business issued by the District if the licensee has failed to comply with an administrative order issued or conciliation agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter ; and
  (3) Upon learning of a licensee's alleged lack of compliance with an administrative order issued or conciliation agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter , notify the licensee that its license shall be suspended in 30 days and remain suspended until the licensee provides proof that it is in compliance with the administrative order or conciliation agreement, whichever applies, including any requirements for accelerated payment, interest, or additional damages in the event of a breach; provided, that before a license may be suspended, the Mayor shall provide the licensee the opportunity to have a hearing pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 32-511 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / § 32-511
§ 32-511. Notice.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall devise, 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 a complaint under this chapter.
(b) Any employer who willfully violates this section shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each day that employer fails to post the notice.
D.C. Code § 32-1693.04 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / § 32-1693.04
§ 32-1693.04. Program participation.
Status: in_force

(a) To maintain eligibility for Program assistance, an individual shall:
  (1) Maintain satisfactory academic progress, as determined by the University or the direct care worker training grantee;
  (2) Be a resident of the District throughout participation in Program training; and
  (3) Meet any other requirements determined by the WIC to be necessary or appropriate.
(b) (1) In exchange for Program assistance, a Program participant shall agree to endeavor to remain a District resident for 6 months for each Program training course the participant completes.
  (2) The WIC shall establish requirements and procedures to implement this subsection.
D.C. Code § 32-1686 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 16 / § 32-1686
§ 32-1686. Monitoring and evaluation.
Status: in_force

By August 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the WIC shall transmit to the Mayor and the Council the Healthcare Occupation Report developed by the Partnership pursuant to § 32-1684(e) .
D.C. Code § 32-1004 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1004
§ 32-1004. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(a) The minimum wage and overtime provisions of § 32-1003 shall not apply with respect to:
  (1) Any employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, or in the capacity of outside salesman (as these terms are defined by the Secretary of Labor under 201 et seq. of the Fair Labor Standards Act); or
  (2) Any employee engaged in the delivery of newspapers to the home of the consumer.
(b) The overtime provisions of § 32-1003(c) shall not apply with respect to:
  (1) Any employee employed as a seaman;
  (2) Any employee employed by a railroad;
  (3) Any salesman, partsman, or mechanic primarily engaged in selling or servicing automobiles, trailers, or trucks, if employed by a nonmanufacturing establishment primarily engaged in the business of selling these vehicles to ultimate purchasers; or
  (4) Repealed.
  (5) Repealed.
  (6) Any employee employed by a carrier by air who voluntarily exchanges workdays with another employee for the primary purpose of utilizing air travel benefits available to these employees.
D.C. Code § 32-951.01 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 9B / § 32-951.01
§ 32-951.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) "Cannabis" means marijuana.
  (2) "District government" means the government of the District of Columbia, including:
    (A) Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the government of the District;
    (B) Any independent agency of the District established under part F of subchapter IV of Chapter 2 of Title 1 [only the Public Service Commission was so established];
    (C) Any agency, board, or commission established by the Mayor or the Council and any other agency, public authority, or public benefit corporation that has the authority to receive monies directly or indirectly from the District (other than monies received from the sale of goods, the provision of services, or the loaning of funds to the District); and
    (D) The Council.
  (3) "Employee" means any individual employed by or seeking employment from an employer and includes unpaid interns.
  (4) "Employer" means any person who, for compensation, employs an individual, except for the employer's parent, spouse, or child engaged in work in and about the employer's household, and any person acting in the interest of such employer, directly or indirectly. The term includes public employers, including the District government. The term does not include the District of Columbia court system and the federal government.
  (5) "Marijuana" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 48-901.02(3)(A) .
  (6) "Medical cannabis program" means the District's medical marijuana program established pursuant to § 7-1671.05 .
  (7) "Medical cannabis program patient" means an individual who is actively registered in the District's medical cannabis program or in the medical marijuana program or medical cannabis program of the employee's jurisdiction of residence.
  (8) "Safety sensitive" means an employment position, as designated by the employer, in which it is reasonably foreseeable that if the employee performs the position's routine duties or tasks while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the person would likely cause actual, immediate, and serious bodily injury or loss of life to self or others, which may include positions that require or involve:
    (A) The provision of security services, such as police, special police, and security officers, or the custodianship, handling, or use of weapons, including firearms;
    (B) Regular or frequent operation of a motor vehicle, heavy or dangerous equipment, or heavy or dangerous machinery;
    (C) Regular or frequent work on an active construction site or occupational safety training;
    (D) Regular or frequent work on or near power or gas utility lines;
    (E) Regular or frequent handling of hazardous materials as defined in § 8-1402 ;
    (F) The supervision of, or the provision of routine care for, an individual or individuals who are unable to care for themselves and who reside in an institutional or custodial environment; or
    (G) The administration of medications, the performance or supervision of surgeries, or the provision of other medical treatment requiring professional credentials.
  (9) "Use of cannabis" means an individual's legal consumption of marijuana under § 48-904.01(a) or Chapter 16B of Title 7 .
D.C. Code § 32-517 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 5 / § 32-517
§ 32-517. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter within 90 days from October 3, 1990. 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 approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
(b) The proposed rules shall include standards for:
  (1) The definition of the term “family member”;
  (2) The reasonable notice that an employee who seeks to take family or medical leave shall give to an employer; and
  (3) The administrative enforcement procedure.
D.C. Code § 32-1124 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 11 / § 32-1124
§ 32-1124. Applicability.
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 32-1102, 32-1103, 32-1105 through 32-1123, and the repeal of Subchapter I of Chapter 8 of Title 32 shall apply 2 years after approval of the plan by the Secretary.
(b) Rules and standards adopted pursuant to any act repealed or superseded by this chapter shall remain in effect following March 16, 1989, unless replaced or repealed by rules and standards promulgated under this chapter.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supercede or in any manner affect any worker’s compensation law or to enlarge or diminish the common law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers and employees with respect to any injury, disease, or death of an employee arising from or in the course of employment.
D.C. Code § 32-241 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 2 / § 32-241
§ 32-241. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
(a) (1) "Average wage" means the average wage identified in the most recent edition of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for the District of Columbia.
  (1A) "Committees" means the Industry Advisory Committees established pursuant to § 32-247 .
  (2) "Date of enrollment" means the date on which a participant enrolls in the summer youth jobs program.
  (2A) "DCIA" means the DC Infrastructure Academy established by the Mayor.
  (3) "Host employer" means a public or private employer that employs a summer youth jobs participant.
  (4) "In-school youth" shall have the same meaning provided in section 129(a)(1)(C) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, approved July 22, 2014 (128 Stat. 1504; 29 U.S.C. § 3164(a)(1)(C)).
  (5) "Occupation" means the broad occupational code and associated title assigned to a particular category of work in the most recent edition of the Standard Occupational Classification Manual published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  (6) "Opportunity Youth" means an individual who is an out-of-school youth at the date of enrollment in the summer jobs program, not regularly employed, and whose level of educational attainment is less than an associate degree.
  (7) "Out-of-school youth" shall have the same meaning provided in section 129(a)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, approved July 22, 2014 (128 Stat. 1504; 29 U.S.C. § 3164(a)(1)(B)).
  (8) "Soft skills training" means age-appropriate, non-technical skills training that helps individuals succeed in the workplace and includes training regarding communication, time management, appropriate work attire, and conflict resolution, and education regarding employers' rights to conduct drug tests.
D.C. Code § 32-1231.05 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12A / § 32-1231.05
§ 32-1231.05. Office of Human Rights; education efforts.
Status: in_force

OHR shall develop courses of instruction and conduct ongoing public education efforts as necessary to inform employers, employees, employment agencies, and job applicants about their rights and responsibilities under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 32-1332 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 13A / § 32-1332
§ 32-1332. Pre-apprenticeship program.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor, subject to the annual appropriation of funds, shall establish and administer a pre-apprenticeship program to assist District residents in meeting the requirements for registered apprenticeship programs.
(b) This program may include academic remediation, classroom-related instruction, other educational training, and on-the-job training in occupational skills necessary for entry into existing or registered new apprenticeship programs.
(c) The Mayor may enter into agreements with local unions and employers to provide pre-apprenticeship assistance. In selecting participants for pre-apprenticeship programs, the Mayor may give priority to residents of persistent problem areas.
D.C. Code § 32-1049 — DC Code / Title 32 / Chapter 10 / § 32-1049
§ 32-1049. Short title.
Status: repealed

Repealed.