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DC Code § 32-1302 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter I - Payment and Collection of Wages|§ 32-1302. When wages must be paid; exceptions

An employer shall pay all wages earned to his or her employees on regular paydays designated in advance by the employer and at least twice during each calendar month; except, that all bona fide administrative, executive, and professional employees (those employees employed in a bona fide administrative, executive, or professional capacity, as defined in section 7-999.1 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulation (7 DCMR § 999.1)) shall be paid at least once per month; provided, however, that an interval of not more than 10 working days may elapse between the end of the pay period covered and the regular payday designated by the employer, except where a different period is specified in a collective agreement between an employer and a bona fide labor organization; provided further, that where, by contract or custom, an employer has paid wages at least once each calendar month, he may lawfully continue to do so. Wages shall be paid on designated paydays in lawful money of the United States, or checks on banks payable upon demand by the bank upon which drawn.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 976, ch. 924, § 2; Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-266, § 2(b), 64 DCR 2140.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-102. 1973 Ed., § 36-602. Section References This section is referenced in § 32-1303, § 32-1304, and § 32-1307. Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Wage Theft Prevention Clarification and Overtime Fairness Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-33, Mar. 28, 2017, 64 DCR 3089).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Wage Theft Prevention Clarification and Overtime Fairness Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-583, Dec. 21, 2016, 63 DCR 16031).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Wage Theft Prevention Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-8, Feb. 26, 2015, 62 DCR 2669).  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of the Wage Theft Prevention Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-66, May 22, 2015, 62 DCR 6867, 21 DCSTAT 1446). For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4 of the Wage Theft Prevention Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-291, Jan. 27, 2016, 63 DCR 1207). Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Revised Wage Theft Prevention Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 21-206, Feb. 18, 2017, 63 DCR 15051).  For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of the Wage Theft Prevention Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Law 21-2, June 4, 2015, 62 DCR 4552). For temporary (225 days) amendment of section, see § 4 of the Wage Theft Prevention Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2016 D.C. Law 21-101, April 6, 2016, 63 DCR 2220, 20 DCSTAT 3142).
DC Code § 32-1304 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter I - Payment and Collection of Wages|§ 32-1304. Unconditional payment of wages conceded to be due

In case of a bona fide dispute concerning the amount of wages due, the employer shall give written notice to the employee of the amount of wages which he concedes to be due, and shall pay such amount, without condition, within the time required by §§ 32-1302 and 32-1303; provided, however, that acceptance by the employee of any payment made hereunder shall not constitute a release as to the balance of his claim. The employee or Mayor shall be able to pursue any such balance of unpaid wages and related damages, interest, costs, and penalties.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 977, ch. 924, § 4; Mar. 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-81, § 48, 45 DCR 745; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-157, § 2(c), 61 DCR 10157.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-104. 1973 Ed., § 36-604. Section References This section is referenced in § 32-1307. Effect of Amendments The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-157 rewrote the last sentence. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-157, § 7, see § 2(c) of the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-544, Dec. 29, 2014, 62 DCR 243, 20 STAT 4458). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-157, § 7, see § 4 of the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-188, Oct. 27, 2015, 62 DCR 14224). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-157, § 7, see § 4 of the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-293, Jan. 27, 2016, 63 DCR 1215). Temporary Legislation For temporary (225 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-157, § 7, see § 4 of the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Law 20-240, March 13, 2015, 62 DCR 1332). For temporary (225 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-157, § 7, see § 4 of the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Law 21-57, Jan. 30, 2016, 62 DCR 15602). Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-157: Section 7 of D.C. Law 20-157 provided that the act shall apply as of October 1, 2014, and that the act shall apply to violations occurring after October 1, 2014.
DC Code § 32-1305 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter I - Payment and Collection of Wages|§ 32-1305. Provisions of law may not be waived

(a) Except as herein provided, no provision of this chapter shall in any way be contravened or set aside by private agreement. (b) In enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the remuneration promised by an employer to an employee shall be presumed to be at least the amount required by federal law, including federal law requiring the payment of prevailing wages, or by District law.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 977, ch. 924, § 5; Dec. 24, 2013, D.C. Law 20-61, § 2062(c), 60 DCR 12472.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-105. 1973 Ed., § 36-605. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 20-61 added (b). Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2062(c) of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827). For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2062(c) of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311). Short Title Section 2061 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that Subtitle G of Title II of the act may be cited as the “Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act of 2013”. Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-61: Section 11001 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that, except as otherwise provided, the act shall apply as of October 1, 2013.
DC Code § 32-1306.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter I - Payment and Collection of Wages|§ 32-1306.01. Training

(a) Each business owner or operator who employs an employee who is paid in accordance with § 32-1003(f) shall attend either in-person or online, on a yearly basis, at least one training on the requirements of this chapter. (b) Each manager who is employed by an employer that employs an employee who is paid in accordance with § 32-1003(f) shall attend in-person, on a yearly basis, at least one training on the requirements of this chapter. (c) Each employer that employs an employee who is paid in accordance with § 32-1003(f) shall offer, at least once annually, its employees the opportunity to attend in person or to complete online at least one training on the requirements of this chapter. (d) No later than December 31 of each year, each employer subject to the requirements of this section shall provide a certification to the Department of Employment Services that all requirements of this section have been fulfilled.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 977, ch. 924, § 6a; as added Dec. 13, 2018, D.C. Law 22-196, § 7, 65 DCR 12049.)  Applicability Section 7065 of D.C. Law 23-149 amended section 8 of D.C. Law 22-196 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore, the creation of this section by section 7 of Law 22-196 has been implemented.  Applicability of D.C. Law 22-196: § 8 of D.C. Law 22-196 provided that the creation of subsection (d) of this section by § 7 of D.C. Law 22-196 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 32-1307.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter I - Payment and Collection of Wages|§ 32-1307.01. Wage Theft Prevention Fund

(a) There is established as a special fund the Wage Theft Prevention Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Department of Employment Services in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) The Fund shall consist of the revenue from the following sources recovered under § 32-1307: (1) Civil fines; and (2) Administrative penalties. (c) The Fund shall be used to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the Minimum Wage Revision Act, the Sick and Safe Leave Act, and the Living Wage Act. (d)(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 a 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.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 978, ch. 924, § 7a; as added Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-157, § 2(f), 61 DCR 10157.)  Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-157, § 7, see § 2(c) of the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-544, Dec. 29, 2014, 62 DCR 243, 20 STAT 4458). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-157, § 7, see § 4 of the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-188, Oct. 27, 2015, 62 DCR 14224). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-157, § 7, see § 4 of the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-293, Jan. 27, 2016, 63 DCR 1215). Temporary Legislation For temporary (225 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-157, § 7, see § 4 of the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Law 20-240, March 13, 2015, 62 DCR 1332). For temporary (225 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-157, § 7, see § 4 of the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Law 21-57, Jan. 30, 2016, 62 DCR 15602). Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-157: Section 7 of D.C. Law 20-157 provided that the act shall apply as of October 1, 2014, and that the act shall apply to violations occurring after October 1, 2014.
DC Code § 32-1308.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter I - Payment and Collection of Wages|§ 32-1308.02. Interpretation of fees

No inference shall be drawn, or precedent established, based on the provisions in § 32-1308 or § 32-1308.01 that provide that attorney fees shall be calculated pursuant to the matrix approved in Salazar v. District of Columbia, 123 F.Supp.2d 8 (D.D.C. 2000) that such fees are reasonable for any law other than this chapter, the Minimum Wage Revision Act, the Sick and Safe Leave Act, or the Living Wage Act.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 978, ch. 924, § 8b; as added Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-266, § 2(h), 64 DCR 2140.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2(h) of Wage Theft Prevention Clarification and Overtime Fairness Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-33, Mar. 28, 2017, 64 DCR 3089).   For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2(h) of Wage Theft Prevention Clarification and Overtime Fairness Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-583, Dec. 21, 2016, 63 DCR 16031).
DC Code § 32-1309 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter I - Payment and Collection of Wages|§ 32-1309. Mayor may delegate functions

The Mayor is authorized to delegate to any agency of the government of the District of Columbia any function, power, or duty vested in or imposed upon him by this chapter.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 978, ch. 924, § 9.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-109. 1973 Ed., § 36-609. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 32-1310 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter I - Payment and Collection of Wages|§ 32-1310. Severability

If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 979, ch. 924, § 10.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 36-110. 1973 Ed., § 36-110.
DC Code § 32-1312 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter I - Payment and Collection of Wages|§ 32-1312. Rules

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 978, ch. 924, § 10b; as added Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-266, § 2(i), 64 DCR 2140.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2(i) of Wage Theft Prevention Clarification and Overtime Fairness Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-33, Mar. 28, 2017, 64 DCR 3089).   For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2(i) of Wage Theft Prevention Clarification and Overtime Fairness Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-583, Dec. 21, 2016, 63 DCR 16031).   For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2(d) of the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Second Congressional Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-512, Jan. 17, 2017 63 DCR 13577).   For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2(d) of the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-480, July 21, 2016, 63 DCR 10193).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 2(d) of Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 21-170, Nov. 30, 2016, 63 DCR 12600).  Editor's Notes Section 5 of D.C. Law 21-266 provided that all rules, forms, and regulations issued pursuant to the Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act of 2014, effective February 26, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-157; 61 DCR 10157), and any rules, forms, and regulations issued pursuant to any like succeeding emergency and temporary acts, includingthe Wage Theft Prevention Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 6, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-101; 63 DCR 2220), and the Wage Theft Prevention Correction and Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2016, effective November 30, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-170; 63 DCR 12600), shall continue in effect according to their terms until lawfully amended, repealed, or superseded.
DC Code § 32-1331.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter II - Workplace Fraud|§ 32-1331.01. Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Construction services” includes, without limitation, all building or work on buildings, structures, and improvements of all types such as bridges, dams, plants, highways, parkways, streets, tunnels, sewers, mains, power lines, pumping stations, heaving generators, railways, airports, terminals, docks, piers, wharves, buoys, jetties, breakwaters, levees, canals, dredging, shoring, rehabilitation and reactivation of plants, scaffolding, drilling, blasting, excavating, clearing and landscaping. The term “construction services” shall also include moving construction-related materials on the job site. (2) “Employee” means every person, other than an exempt person or an independent contractor, providing construction services to another person. (3) “Employer” means any individual, partnership, firm, association, joint stock company, trust, limited liability company, corporation, the administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased individual or the receiver, trustee, or successor of any of the same, or any other legal entity permitted to do business within the District of Columbia employing a person to provide services, or any person or group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer. (4) “Exempt person” means an individual who: (A)(i) Performs services in a personal capacity and who employs no individuals other than a spouse, child, or immediate family member of the individual; or (ii) Performs services free from direction and control over the means and manner of providing the services, subject only to the right of the person or entity for whom services are provided to specify the desired result; (B) Furnishes the tools and equipment necessary to provide the service; and (C) Operates a business that is considered inseparable from the individual for purposes of taxes, profits, and liabilities, in which the individual exercises complete control over the management and operations of the business. (5) “Interested party” means a person with an interest in compliance with this subchapter. (6) “Knowingly” means having actual knowledge of, or acting with deliberate ignorance or reckless disregard for, the prohibition involved. (7) “Mayor” mean the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his or her designated agent or agents. (8) “Stop work order” means written notice from the Mayor to an employer to cease or hold work until the employer is given notice by the Mayor to resume work.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 976, ch. 924, § 201; as added Apr. 27, 2013, D.C. Law 19-300, § 2(b), 60 DCR 2679.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 2-359.07. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-300 added this subchapter.
DC Code § 32-1331.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter II - Workplace Fraud|§ 32-1331.02. Application

This subchapter shall apply only to the construction services industry.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 976, ch. 924, § 202; as added Apr. 27, 2013, D.C. Law 19-300, § 2(b), 60 DCR 2679.)  Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-300 added this section.
DC Code § 32-1331.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter II - Workplace Fraud|§ 32-1331.03. Deemed employers

For the purposes of this subchapter, the officers of a corporation and any agents having the management thereof who knowingly permit the corporation to violate this subchapter shall be deemed to be the employers of the employees of the corporation.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 976, ch. 924, § 203; as added Apr. 27, 2013, D.C. Law 19-300, § 2(b), 60 DCR 2679.)  Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-300 added this section.
DC Code § 32-1331.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 32 - Labor|Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud|Subchapter II - Workplace Fraud|§ 32-1331.04. Workplace fraud prohibited

(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.  (Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 976, ch. 924, § 204; as added Apr. 27, 2013, D.C. Law 19-300, § 2(b), 60 DCR 2679.)  Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-300 added this section.