No provision of this subchapter may in any way be contravened or set aside by private agreement. Any agreement between an employer and employee in which the employee, despite not being an exempt person, agrees to be classified as an independent contractor shall be no defense to any action to recover unpaid wages or liquidated damages.
(Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 976, ch. 924, § 208; as added Apr. 27, 2013, D.C. Law 19-300, § 2(b), 60 DCR 2679.)
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-300 added this section.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 13 - Wages and Workplace Fraud
Subchapter II - Workplace Fraud
§ 32–1331.03. Deemed employers
§ 32–1331.04. Workplace fraud prohibited
§ 32–1331.05. Investigation of complaints
§ 32–1331.08. Provisions of law may not be waived by agreement
§ 32–1331.09. Private right of action
§ 32–1331.10. Retaliation prohibited
§ 32–1331.11. Provisions relating to contracts with public bodies
§ 32–1331.12. Employer record-keeping requirements