District of Columbia Code
Chapter 10A - Building Service Employees Minimum Work Week
§ 32–1051.05. Mayor's authority

The Mayor shall have the authority to:
(1) Investigate and ascertain the minimum work week of a covered employee;
(2) Enter and inspect a covered location of a covered employer to:
(A) Inspect and copy:
(i) Books;
(ii) Registers;
(iii) Payrolls; or
(iv) Other records the Mayor considers necessary or appropriate; or
(B) Question a covered employee to ascertain whether the covered employer is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter;
(3) Require a covered employer to provide a sworn statement pertaining to the employment of a covered employee regarding:
(A) Wages and hours; and
(B) Any other information pertaining to the employment of the covered employee that the Mayor considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and
(4) Following an admission of a violation by a respondent to a complaint, conduct an audit or issue a subpoena to determine if the rights of covered employees other than the complainant have also been violated.
(Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-157, § 6, 63 DCR 10739.)
Section 7016 of D.C. Law 22-33 repealed § 18 of D.C. Law 21-157.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 § 6 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.
For 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).