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DC Code § 1-604.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter IV - Organization for Personnel Management|§ 1-604.08. Oath of office

Each personnel authority of an agency of the District shall designate a person to administer the oath of office to each employee of that agency. The oath shall be as follows: “I, (employee’s name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the laws of the United States of America and of the District of Columbia, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and will faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.”  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 408, 25 DCR 5740; Apr. 30, 1988, D.C. Law 7-104, § 36(a), 35 DCR 147.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-604.8. 1973 Ed., § 1-334.8. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-123 and § 1-602.02. Cross References Statehood Constitutional Convention initiative, oaths of representatives and senators, see § 1-123. Economic Development Finance Corporation, personnel administration, see § 2-1207.06. Election campaigns, conflict of interest, disclosure, see § 1-1106.02. Merit system, coverage, agreements to provide coverage, see § 1-602.01. Merit system, educational employees, coverage, see § 1-602.03. Merit system, educational service, rules and regulations, see § 1-608.01a. Merit system, effective date provisions, see § 1-636.02. Organization for personnel management, rules and regulations, see § 1-604.04. Public employee relations board, transfer of property, personnel and cases, see § 1-605.03. Washington Convention Center Authority, application of this subchapter, see § 10-1202.16.
DC Code § 1-605.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter V - Public Employee Relations Board|§ 1-605.03. Transition procedures

(a) The property and facilities of the Board of Labor Relations, established pursuant to Commissioner’s Order 70-229, shall be transferred to the Public Employee Relations Board as provided in subchapter XXXVI of this chapter. (b) The personnel and positions assigned to the Board of Labor Relations shall be transferred to the Public Employee Relations Board as provided in subchapter XXXVI of this chapter: Provided, however, that incumbents of positions considered surplus to the needs of the Public Employee Relations Board may be separated in accordance with the provisions of subchapter XXIV of this chapter. (c) All cases pending before the Board of Labor Relations shall be transferred to the Public Employee Relations Board on the effective date of subchapters V and XVII of this chapter as prescribed by § 1-636.02(i). The Public Employee Relations Board, with respect to any such transferred case, shall take such action as could have been taken by the Board of Labor Relations pursuant to labor-management relations programs as they existed when the case was filed, including those programs referred to in § 1-632.07(a).  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 503, 25 DCR 5740; Aug. 7, 1980, D.C. Law 3-81, § 2(d), 27 DCR 2632.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-605.3. 1973 Ed., § 1-335.3.
DC Code § 1-605.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter V - Public Employee Relations Board|§ 1-605.04. Publication of decisions

The Board shall cause a copy of each order, decision, or opinion rendered by it to be published in the District of Columbia Register within 60 days of its issuance.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 504, 25 DCR 5740.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-605.4. 1973 Ed., § 1-335.4. Cross References Election campaigns, conflict of interest, disclosure, see § 1-1106.02. Employee deferred compensation programs, collective bargaining agreements, review, see § 47-3601. Merit system, abolishment of positions for fiscal year 2000, see § 1-624.08. Merit system, educational service, rules and regulations, see § 1-608.01a. Merit system, effective date provisions, see § 1-636.02.
DC Code § 1-606.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VI - Office of Employee Appeals|§ 1-606.02. Authority; duties of the Office

(a) The Office shall have, in addition to the authority necessary and proper for carrying out its duties as specified elsewhere in this subchapter, the authority to: (1) Appoint and remove employees of the Office, subject to applicable provisions of this chapter; (2) Hear and adjudicate appeals received from District agencies and from employees as provided in this subchapter; (3) Issue an annual report on the activities of the Office to the Mayor and Council which should include, at a minimum, the following: (A) The number and nature of cases heard by the Office, and the type of order issued in each case; (B) The number of appeals heard by Office panels and the disposition of such appeal or type of order issued in each case; (C) The number of appeals taken to Superior Court of the District of Columbia (both directly and from Office panels) and the disposition of or status of each case; and (D) A statement of the amount of time taken to reach a final disposition of each case brought before the Office and a statement of the number of backlogged cases, if any; (4) Compel the appearance of witnesses and production of documents by subpoena, enforceable by the Office in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; (5) Issue any rules and regulations necessary to carry out its duties under this chapter; and (6) Order any agency or employee of the government of the District of Columbia to comply with an order or decision issued by the Office under the authority of this chapter and to enforce compliance with the order or decision. (b) Any performance rating, grievance, adverse action or reduction-in-force review, which has been included within a collective bargaining agreement under the provisions of subchapter XVII of this chapter, shall not be subject to the provisions of this subchapter.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 602, 25 DCR 5740; May 15, 1990, D.C. Law 8-127, § 2(c), 37 DCR 2093.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-606.2. 1973 Ed., § 1-336.2. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-606.11 and § 1-636.02. Editor's Notes Section 4 of D.C. Law 8-127 provided that the Office shall file a report on the operation of the Office with the Mayor and Council by Oct. 31, 1990. The report shall include the following: Office of Employee Appeals Amendment Rules and Regulations Approval and Disapproval Resolution of 1992: Pursuant to Resolution 9-263, effective June 19, 1992, the Council approved, in part, and disapproved, in part, the proposed rules to amend the Office of Employee Appeals rules and regulations. Office to file report: (1) The number of appeals filed with the Office; (2) The number of appeals sent to arbitration; (3) The number of decisions made by the Office; (4) The number of backlog appeals; (5) The costs incurred by the government of the District of Columbia for appeals sent to arbitration; and. (6) The time taken to process all appeals within the Office and by arbitration.
DC Code § 1-606.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VI - Office of Employee Appeals|§ 1-606.05. Authority of Council to issue rules mandated by § 1-606.04(a)

The officers of the Council of the District of Columbia may issue rules, subject to approval by the Council of the District of Columbia, concerning review of central staff employee personnel appeals as mandated in § 1-606.04(a).  (Oct. 24, 1981, D.C. Law 4-48, § 6, 28 DCR 4276; Apr. 30, 1988, D.C. Law 7-104, § 31, 35 DCR 147.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-606.5.
DC Code § 1-606.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VI - Office of Employee Appeals|§ 1-606.06. Mediation and settlement

(a) The Office shall develop a mediation program. Matters involving the following adverse actions shall undergo mediation through the program: (1) The removal; (2) The reduction in grade; (3) The suspension of 10 days or more; (4) The placement on enforced leave lasting 10 days or more; and (5) Any other appeal the Hearing Examiner considers appropriate for mediation. (b) Settlement of the dispute may be raised by the Hearing Examiner with the parties at any time. If the parties agree to a settlement without a decision on the merits of the case, a settlement agreement, prepared and signed by all parties, shall constitute the final and binding resolution of the appeal, and the Hearing Examiner shall dismiss the appeal with prejudice.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 605; as added May 15, 1990, D.C. Law 8-127, § 2(e), 37 DCR 2093; June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(d)(3), 45 DCR 2464; Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 1042, 58 DCR 6226.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-606.6. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-606.11. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 19-21 rewrote subsec. (a), which had read as follows: “(a) The Office may, in its discretion, develop a mediation program.” Short Title Short title: Section 1041 of D.C. Law 19-21 provided that subtitle D of title I of the act may be cited as “Office of Employee Appeals Mandatory Mediation Amendment Act of 2011”. Editor's Notes Applicability of § 101(d) of D.C. Law 12-124: Section 401(a) of D.C. Law 12-124, as amended by § 60 of D.C. Law 12-264, provided that § 101(d), (k), (p), (s), and (x) of this act shall apply upon the enactment of legislation by the United States Congress that states the following: “Notwithstanding any other law, section 101(d), (k), (p), (s), and (x) of the Omnibus Personnel Reform Act of 1998, effective June 10, 1998, (D.C. Law 12-124; 45 DCR 2464) are enacted into law.” Section 134 of Title I of Division C of Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2861-596, provided that “Notwithstanding any other law, sections 101(d), (k), (p), (s), and (x) of the Omnibus Personnel Reform Amendment Act of 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, effective June 11, 1998, are enacted into law.”
DC Code § 1-606.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VI - Office of Employee Appeals|§ 1-606.07. Arbitration

(a) The parties may agree in writing to arbitrate the dispute rather than have the Office adjudicate the case. An agreement by the parties to arbitrate the dispute must be reached within 30 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, of the date the appeal was filed with the Office. Failure to reach an agreement to arbitrate shall result in the appeal being adjudicated by the Office. (b) If the parties agree to arbitrate the dispute, the Office shall immediately forward the matter to the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). The dispute shall be arbitrated in accordance with the Voluntary Labor Arbitration Rules of the AAA, except that a hearing on the dispute shall be held no later than 60 days from the date the dispute is referred to AAA. (c) When an employee who is a party to the dispute is not a member of a collective bargaining unit, the District shall bear the filing fee and the costs of the arbitration, including the arbitrator’s fee. When an employee who is a party to the dispute is a member of a collective bargaining unit, the terms of the collective bargaining agreement and § 1-616.52(d) shall govern with respect to the filing fee and the costs of arbitration. (d) The decision of the arbitrator may be appealed to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia within 30 days of issuance of the decision. The Court shall vacate the arbitration award if: (1) The award was procured by corruption, fraud, or other undue means; (2) There was evident partiality by an arbitrator, corruption by an arbitrator, or misconduct prejudicing the rights of any party; (3) The arbitrator exceeded his or her authority; (4) The arbitrator refused to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause being shown, refused to hear evidence material to the controversy, or otherwise conducted the hearing in a manner to prejudice substantially the rights of a party; (5) The award was not in accordance with applicable law, regulations, or rules; or (6) There was no agreement to arbitrate.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 606; as added May 15, 1990, D.C. Law 8-127, § 2(e), 37 DCR 2093; Apr. 12, 2000. D.C. Law 13-91, § 105, 47 DCR 520.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-606.7. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 13-91, in subsec. (c), in the second sentence, substituted “§ 1-617.52(d)” for “§ 1-617.3(d)”.
DC Code § 1-606.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VI - Office of Employee Appeals|§ 1-606.08. Attorney fees

(a) The Hearing Examiner or the Arbitrator may require payment by the agency of reasonable attorney fees if the appellant is the prevailing party and payment is warranted in the interest of justice. (b) Expired.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 607; as added May 15, 1990, D.C. Law 8-127, § 2(e), 37 DCR 2093; June 28, 2002, D.C. Law 14-166, § 2, 49 DCR 4471.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-606.8. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 14-166 designated subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). Editor's Notes Pursuant to its own terms, subsection (b) expired one year after June 28, 2002. Section 7034 of D.C. Law 17-219 repealed section 3 of D.C. Law 14-166.
DC Code § 1-606.09 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VI - Office of Employee Appeals|§ 1-606.09. Enforcement of order

If the Office determines that the respondent has not complied with an order within 30 calendar days of service of the order, the Office shall certify the matter to the General Counsel and any agency that may be appropriate for enforcement.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 608; as added May 15, 1990, D.C. Law 8-127, § 2(e), 37 DCR 2093.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-606.9. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-606.01.
DC Code § 1-606.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VI - Office of Employee Appeals|§ 1-606.10. Public hearings

(a) Hearings shall be open to the public. However, the Hearing Examiner may order a hearing or any part of a hearing closed if to do so would be in the best interest of the appellant, a witness, the public, or any other affected person. An order closing the hearing shall set forth the reasons for the Hearing Examiner’s decision. Any objection to closing the hearing shall be made part of the record. (b) A vote or decision on the appeal by the Office shall be made in public, pursuant to § 1-207.42.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 609; as added May 15, 1990, D.C. Law 8-127, § 2(e), 37 DCR 2093.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-606.10.
DC Code § 1-606.11 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VI - Office of Employee Appeals|§ 1-606.11. Rules

Within 45 days of May 15, 1990, the Office shall, pursuant to § 1-606.02, issue proposed rules to implement the provisions of §§ 1-604.06, 1-606.01, 1-606.03(c), and 1-606.06 to 1-606.10. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 610; as added May 15, 1990, D.C. Law 8-127, § 2(e), 37 DCR 2093.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-606.11. Cross References Merit system, educational service, rules and regulations, see § 1-608.01a. Merit system, effective date provisions, see § 1-636.02. Merit system, organization for personnel management, rules and regulations, see § 1-604.04.
DC Code § 1-607.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VII - Equal Employment Opportunity|§ 1-607.01. Affirmative action; exercise of religion

(a) The Council reaffirms its intent that the objectives of the Affirmative Action in District Government Employment Act, as amended (D.C. Code, § 1-521.01) be carried out. (b) The Council and each agency shall make reasonable accommodations for the free exercise of religion by its employees, and may adjust work schedules unless such adjustment would result in a substantial disruption of District business. (c) If an employee’s religious beliefs require the employee to take time off from work during certain periods of the workday or workweek, the employee may elect to make up the time off, rather than to charge the time off to leave, in accordance with the procedures established under subsections (d) and (e) of this section. (d) An employee who makes an election pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall, if the need to take time off is foreseeable, request an adjustment of his or her work schedule and obtain supervisory approval of the adjustment at least 10 days before taking time off from work. A request to adjust a work schedule may be disapproved if it is demonstrated that the adjustment would clearly interfere with the efficient conduct of the activities of the entity of the District government for which the employee works. (e) Notice of an employee’s opportunity to obtain a religious accommodation shall be provided to the employee at the time the employee accepts appointment with the District government. (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the use of other forms of leave authorized by the District government or to require a supervisor to allow an employee the opportunity to work more than 40 hours in a given week to make up for the time taken off for the religious accommodation.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 701, 25 DCR 5740; Mar. 2, 1991, D.C. Law 8-193, § 2, 37 DCR 6728; Apr. 1, 2017, D.C. Law 21-232, § 2(e), 64 DCR 876.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-607.1. 1973 Ed., § 1-337.1. Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(e) of Council Independent Authority Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-29, Mar. 27, 2017, 64 DCR 3077).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(e) of Council Independent Authority Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-551, Dec. 6, 2016, 63 DCR 15022).
DC Code § 1-607.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VII - Equal Employment Opportunity|§ 1-607.02. Special provisions for persons with physical or developmental disabilities

The Mayor may develop rules and regulations which authorize the inquiry into bona fide job-related qualifications which may affect persons with physical or developmental disabilities, prior to appointing such individuals under the authority of § 1-609.04(2). Persons with physical or developmental disabilities who apply for positions under the authority of subchapters VIII and VIII-A of this chapter may be examined to assure that their level of skills is sufficient to meet minimal job qualifications.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 702, 25 DCR 5740; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 3(b)(2)-(4), 53 DCR 6198.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-607.2. 1973 Ed., § 1-337.2. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-305 substituted “persons with physical or developmental disabilities” for “persons with physical handicaps of developmental disabilities” and “Persons with physical or developmental disabilities” for “Physically handicapped or developmentally disabled person”.
DC Code § 1-607.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VII - Equal Employment Opportunity|§ 1-607.04. Employee selection procedures — Statement of purpose

The Council believes that properly validated and standardized employee selection procedures can significantly contribute to the implementation of nondiscriminatory personnel policies, as required by this subchapter. It is also recognized that professionally developed tests, when used in conjunction with other tools of personnel assessment and complemented by sound programs of job design, may aid significantly in the development and maintenance of an efficient work force and in the utilization and conservation of human resources.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 704, 25 DCR 5740.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-607.4. 1973 Ed., § 1-337.4.
DC Code § 1-607.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VII - Equal Employment Opportunity|§ 1-607.05. Employee selection procedures — Relation to job required

The selection procedures utilized shall be job related to minimize or eliminate discrimination.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 705, 25 DCR 5740.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-607.5. 1973 Ed., § 1-337.5. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-607.06.
DC Code § 1-607.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VII - Equal Employment Opportunity|§ 1-607.06. Employee selection procedures — Evidence of validity

(a) Each person utilizing a selection procedure in choosing among candidates for a position shall have available for inspection evidence that the procedure does not violate § 1-607.05. Such evidence shall be examined for indications of possible discrimination, such as instances of higher rejection rates for minority candidates than nonminority candidates. (b) Evidence of selection procedure validity should consist of evidence demonstrating that the procedure is predictive of or significantly correlated with important elements of work behavior which comprise or are relevant to the job or jobs for which candidates are being evaluated.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 706, 25 DCR 5740.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-607.6. 1973 Ed., § 1-337.6.
DC Code § 1-607.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VII - Equal Employment Opportunity|§ 1-607.07. Sex discrimination in benefit programs

No benefit program shall be denied to any District employee on account of sex.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 707, 25 DCR 5740.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-607.7. 1973 Ed., § 1-337.7.
DC Code § 1-607.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System|Subchapter VII - Equal Employment Opportunity|§ 1-607.08. Specific standards authorized

Specific standards to carry out the purposes of this subchapter shall be adopted by the Mayor.  (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 708, 25 DCR 5740.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-607.8. 1973 Ed., § 1-337.8.