It shall be a violation of this chapter for a covered employer to:
(1) Fail to provide a minimum work week as required by this chapter or a regulation issue pursuant to this chapter;
(2) Discharge, threaten, penalize, or in any other manner discriminate or retaliate against a covered employee because the covered employee has:
(A) Made, or is believed to have made, a complaint to the covered employer, the Mayor, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, a federal employee, or District government employee that the covered employer has engaged in conduct that the covered employee, reasonably and in good faith, believes violates this chapter or a regulation issued pursuant to this chapter;
(B) Instituted, or will institute, a proceeding alleging a violation of this chapter;
(C) Provided information related to a possible violation of this chapter to the Mayor, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, or a federal or District government employee;
(D) Testified, or will testify, in an investigation or proceeding being conducted pursuant to this chapter; or
(E) Exercised any other right protected by this chapter; or
(3) Hinder the Mayor in the enforcement of this chapter, including by failing to:
(A) Admit the Mayor to a covered location;
(B) Make available any record required to be made or retained by this chapter; or
(C) Post a summary or copy of this chapter and of any applicable regulation, as required by § 32-1051.04.
(Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-157, § 4, 63 DCR 10739.)
ApplicabilitySection 7016 of D.C. Law 22-33 repealed § 18 of D.C. Law 21-157. Therefore the changes made to this section by D.C. Law 21-157 have been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 21-157: § 18 of D.C. Law 21-157 provided that the creation of this section by § 4 of D.C. Law 21-157 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.
Emergency LegislationFor temporary (90 days) repeal of § 18 of D.C. Law 21-157, see § 7016 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167, Oct. 24, 2017, 64 DCR 10802).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of § 18 of D.C. Law 21-157, see § 7016 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104, July 20, 2017, 64 DCR 7032).