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DC Code § 32-503 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter I - Family and Medical Leave|§ 32-503. Medical leave requirement

(a) Subject to the provisions of § 32-504, any employee who becomes unable to perform the functions of the employee’s position because of a serious health condition shall be entitled to medical leave for as long as the employee is unable to perform the functions, except that the medical leave shall not exceed 16 workweeks during any 24-month period. The medical leave may be taken intermittently when medically necessary. (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection, medical leave may consist of unpaid leave. (2) Any paid medical or sick leave provided by an employer that the employee elects to use for medical leave shall count against the 16 workweeks of allowable medical leave under this chapter. (3) If an employer and employee agree that an employee may use paid vacation, personal, or compensatory leave as medical leave, the paid vacation, personal, or compensatory leave shall count against the 16 workweeks of medical leave provided in this chapter. (4) If an employer has a program that allows an employee to use the paid leave of another employee under certain conditions, and the conditions have been met, the employee may use the paid leave as medical leave and the leave shall count against the 16 workweeks of medical leave provided in this chapter. (c) If the need for medical leave is foreseeable based on planned medical treatment or supervision, the employee shall: (1) Provide the employer with prior reasonable notice of the medical treatment or supervision; and (2) Make a reasonable effort to schedule the medical treatment or supervision, subject to the approval of the health care provider of the employee, in a manner that does not disrupt unduly the operations of the employer.  (Oct. 3, 1990, D.C. Law 8-181, § 4, 37 DCR 5043.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-1303. Section References This section is referenced in § 32-504, § 32-505, and § 32-506.
DC Code § 32-506 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter I - Family and Medical Leave|§ 32-506. School employees

(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.  (Oct. 3, 1990, D.C. Law 8-181, § 7, 37 DCR 5043.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-1306.
DC Code § 32-507 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter I - Family and Medical Leave|§ 32-507. Prohibited acts

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise any right provided by this chapter. (b) It shall be unlawful for an employer to discharge or discriminate in any manner against any person because the person: (1) Opposes any practice made unlawful by this chapter; (2) Pursuant or related to this chapter: (A) Files or attempts to file a charge; (B) Institutes or attempts to institute a proceeding; or (C) Facilitates the institution of a proceeding; or (3) Gives any information or testimony in connection with an inquiry or proceeding related to this chapter.  (Oct. 3, 1990, D.C. Law 8-181, § 8, 37 DCR 5043.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-1307.
DC Code § 32-508 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter I - Family and Medical Leave|§ 32-508. Investigative authority

(a) An employer shall develop, maintain, and make available to the Mayor records regarding the employer’s activities related to this chapter that the Mayor may prescribe by rule. (b) To ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter, the Mayor, consistent with constitutional guidelines, may: (1) Investigate and gather data regarding any wage, hour, condition, or practice of employment related to this chapter; and (2) Enter or inspect any place of employment or record required by this chapter. (c) For the purpose of any investigation provided for in this section, the Mayor may exercise the subpoena authority provided in § 1-301.21.  (Oct. 3, 1990, D.C. Law 8-181, § 9, 37 DCR 5043.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-1308.
DC Code § 32-510 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter I - Family and Medical Leave|§ 32-510. Enforcement by civil action

 *NOTE: This section has been amended by emergency legislation with identical permanent legislation that will become effective in January, 2022.*  (a) Subject to the provisions in subsection (b) of this section, an employee or the Mayor may bring a civil action against any employer to enforce the provisions of this chapter in any court of competent jurisdiction. (b) No civil action may be commenced more than 1 year after the occurrence or discovery of the alleged violation of this chapter; except, that this limitations period shall toll while a claim is pending administrative review under § 32-509. (c) If a court determines that an employer violated any provision of this chapter, the damages provision prescribed in § 32-509(b)(6) and § 32-509(b)(7) shall apply.  (Oct. 3, 1990, D.C. Law 8-181, § 11, 37 DCR 5043; July 23, 1994, D.C. Law 10-143, § 2, 41 DCR 3059; Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 4064(b), 68 DCR 008602.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-1310. Section References This section is referenced in § 32-509. Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4064 of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
DC Code § 32-511 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter I - Family and Medical Leave|§ 32-511. Notice

(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.  (Oct. 3, 1990, D.C. Law 8-181, § 12, 37 DCR 5043.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-1311.
DC Code § 32-512 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter I - Family and Medical Leave|§ 32-512. Effect on other laws

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.  (Oct. 3, 1990, D.C. Law 8-181, § 13, 37 DCR 5043.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-1312.
DC Code § 32-513 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter I - Family and Medical Leave|§ 32-513. Effect on existing employment benefits

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall diminish an employer’s obligation to comply with any collective bargaining agreement or any employment benefit program or plan that provides greater family or medical leave rights to an employee than the family or medical leave rights provided under this chapter. (b) The rights provided to an employee under this chapter may not be diminished by any collective bargaining agreement or any employment benefit program or plan, except that this chapter shall not supersede any clause on family or medical leave in any collective bargaining agreement in force on October 3, 1990, for the time that the collective bargaining agreement is in effect. (c) The rights provided to an employee under this chapter may be suspended temporarily for an employee of a public safety agency if the employee is required by rules or regulations of the agency or by the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement to return to duty because of an emergency declared by the agency head or the Mayor.  (Oct. 3, 1990, D.C. Law 8-181, § 14, 37 DCR 5043.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-1313.
DC Code § 32-514 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter I - Family and Medical Leave|§ 32-514. Encouragement of more generous leave policies

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.  (Oct. 3, 1990, D.C. Law 8-181, § 15, 37 DCR 5043.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-1314.
DC Code § 32-515 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter I - Family and Medical Leave|§ 32-515. Family and Medical Leave Commission established

Expired. Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-1315. Editor's Notes Expiration of Family and Medical Leave Commission: Subsection (e) of former § 36-1315, which was derived from D.C. Law 8-181, § 16, provided that the Family and Medical Leave Commission “shall continue in existence for 5 years at which time the Commission shall terminate unless the Council determines that the Commission shall continue in existence or be reestablished.” The Family and Medical Leave Commission is deemed to have expired October 3, 1995.
DC Code § 32-516 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter I - Family and Medical Leave|§ 32-516. Applicability

 The rights and responsibilities established by this chapter shall apply: (1) During the 3-year period beginning 180 days from October 3, 1990, to any employer who employs 50 or more persons in the District; and (2) After the 3-year period beginning 180 days from October 3, 1990, to any employer who employs 20 or more persons in the District.  (Oct. 3, 1990, D.C. Law 8-181, § 17, 37 DCR 5043.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-1316. Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 102(c) of COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-247, Mar. 17, 2020, 67 DCR 3093).
DC Code § 32-517 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter I - Family and Medical Leave|§ 32-517. Rules

(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.  (Oct. 3, 1990, D.C. Law 8-181, § 18, 37 DCR 5043.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-1317. Editor's Notes Family and Medical Leave Act Rulemaking Approval Resolution of 1991: Pursuant to Resolution 9-64, effective June 14, 1991, the Council approved proposed rules to implement the District of Columbia Family and Medical Leave Act of 1990.
DC Code § 32-521.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter II - Parental Leave|§ 32-521.03. Effect of leave on employment benefits or seniority

An employee who takes leave pursuant to § 32-1202 shall not lose any employment benefit or seniority accrued before or during the date of such leave.  (Aug. 17, 1994, D.C. Law 10-146, § 4, 41 DCR 4477.)  Prior Codifications 2001 Ed., § 32-1203. 1981 Ed., § 36-1603.
DC Code § 32-521.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter II - Parental Leave|§ 32-521.05. Enforcement by civil action

(a) Subject to the provisions in subsection (b) of this section, an employee or the Mayor may bring a civil action against any employer to enforce the provisions of this subchapter in any court of competent jurisdiction. (b) No civil action may be commenced more than 1 year after the occurrence or discovery of the alleged violation of this subchapter. (c) If a court determines that an employer violated any provision of this subchapter, the damages provision prescribed in § 32-1204(b)(6) and (c) shall apply.  (Aug. 17, 1994, D.C. Law 10-146, § 6, 41 DCR 4477.)  Prior Codifications 2001 Ed., § 32-1205. 1981 Ed., § 36-1605. Section References This section is referenced in § 32-1204.
DC Code § 32-521.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter II - Parental Leave|§ 32-521.06. Notice

(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.  (Aug. 17, 1994, D.C. Law 10-146, § 7, 41 DCR 4477.)  Prior Codifications 2001 Ed., § 32-1206. 1981 Ed., § 36-1606.
DC Code § 32-531.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter III - Employee Sick Leave|§ 32-531.03. Notification

 *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on February 4, 2022. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and/or temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version.*  (a) Paid leave shall be provided upon the written request of an employee upon notice as provided in this section. The request shall include a reason for the absence involved and the expected duration of the paid leave. If the paid leave is foreseeable, the request shall be provided at least 10 days, or as early as possible, in advance of the paid leave. If the paid leave is unforeseeable, an oral request for paid leave shall be provided prior to the start of the work shift for which the paid leave is requested. In the case of an emergency, the employer shall be notified prior to the start of the next work shift or within 24 hours of the onset of the emergency, whichever occurs sooner. (b) An employer may not require an employee who seeks to use paid leave pursuant to § 32-502.01 to: (1) For any reason, provide more than 48 hours' notice of the need to use such leave; (2) In the event of an emergency, provide more than reasonable notice of the employee's need to use such leave; or (3) Search for or identify another employee to perform the work hours or work of the employee using paid leave.  (May 13, 2008, D.C. Law 17-152, § 4, 55 DCR 3452; June 24, 2021, D.C. Law 24-9, § 105(a)(3), 68 DCR 004824.)  Prior Codifications 2001 Ed., § 32-131.03. Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 105(a)(3) of Coronavirus Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-96, June 7, 2021, 68 DCR 006025).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 105(a)(3) of Coronavirus Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-30, Mar. 17, 2021, 68 DCR 003101).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 104(a)(3) of Coronavirus Support Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-405, Aug. 19, 2020, 67 DCR 10235).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 105(a)(3) of Coronavirus Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-328, June 8, 2020, 67 DCR 7598).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 105(a)(3) of Coronavirus Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-326, May 27, 2020, 67 DCR 7045).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 105(a)(3) of Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-9, June 24, 2021, 68 DCR 004824).   For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 105(a)(3) of Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-130, Oct. 9, 2020, 67 DCR 8622).
DC Code § 32-531.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter III - Employee Sick Leave|§ 32-531.05. Current paid leave policies

 *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on February 4, 2022. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and/or temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version.*  (a) An employer with a paid leave policy providing paid leave options, such as a paid time-off program or universal leave policy, shall not be required to modify such policy if the policy offers an employee the option, at the employee’s discretion, to accrue and use leave under terms and conditions that are at least equivalent to the paid leave prescribed in this subchapter. (b) The terms and conditions of an employer’s policy shall be presumed equivalent if they allow an employee to: (1) Access and accrue paid leave at least at the same rate as or greater than the hours of paid leave provided in § 32-531.02(a)(1), (2), and (3); (2) Use the paid leave for the same purposes as those set forth in § 32-531.02(b), including unscheduled leave; and (3) Access and use paid leave as provided in § 32-502.01.  (May 13, 2008, D.C. Law 17-152, § 6, 55 DCR 3452; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 2092(a), 63 DCR 10775; June 24, 2021, D.C. Law 24-9, § 105(a)(5), 68 DCR 004824.)  Prior Codifications 2001 Ed., § 32-131.05. Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 105(a)(5) of Coronavirus Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-96, June 7, 2021, 68 DCR 006025).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 105(a)(5) of Coronavirus Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-30, Mar. 17, 2021, 68 DCR 003101).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 104(a)(5) of Coronavirus Support Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-405, Aug. 19, 2020, 67 DCR 10235).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 105(a)(5) of Coronavirus Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-328, June 8, 2020, 67 DCR 7598).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 105(a)(5) of Coronavirus Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-326, May 27, 2020, 67 DCR 7045).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 105(a)(5) of Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-9, June 24, 2021, 68 DCR 004824).   For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 105(a)(5) of Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-130, Oct. 9, 2020, 67 DCR 8622).
DC Code § 32-531.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter III - Employee Sick Leave|§ 32-531.07. Encouragement of more generous paid leave policies

This subchapter shall not prevent an employer from the adoption or retention of a paid leave policy more generous than the one required by this subchapter.  (May 13, 2008, D.C. Law 17-152, § 8, 55 DCR 3452.)  Prior Codifications 2001 Ed., § 32-131.07.
DC Code § 32-531.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter III - Employee Sick Leave|§ 32-531.10. Administration

This subchapter shall be administered by the Department of Employment Services.  (May 13, 2008, D.C. Law 17-152, § 11, 55 DCR 3452.)  Prior Codifications 2001 Ed., § 32-131.10.
DC Code § 32-531.11 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 5 - Leave from Work|Subchapter III - Employee Sick Leave|§ 32-531.11. Effect on other laws

This subchapter shall not: (1) Supersede any provision of law or contract that provides greater employee paid leave rights than the rights established under this subchapter; or (2) Modify or affect any federal or District law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, or political affiliation.  (May 13, 2008, D.C. Law 17-152, § 12, 55 DCR 3452.)  Prior Codifications 2001 Ed., § 32-131.11.