District of Columbia Code
Title 1 - Government Organization
Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System

§ 1–602.03. Educational employees of the District of Columbia Board of Education and the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia - (a) Educational employees of the District of Columbia Board of...

§ 1–602.04. Status of employees employed by the District of Columbia government on the date that this chapter becomes effective as provided in § 1-636.02; retention of existing rights - (a) Persons employed by the District of Columbia government serving...

§ 1–602.05. Development of new personnel system - In accordance with the provisions of § 1-602.04, the Mayor...

§ 1–602.06. Supersession provisions; effectiveness of collective bargaining on compensation matters - On the date that the provisions of § 1-617.16 become...

Subchapter III - Definitions

§ 1–603.01. Definitions - For the purpose of this chapter unless otherwise required by...

Subchapter IV - Organization for Personnel Management

§ 1–604.01. Policy - It is the intent of the Council that the District’s...

§ 1–604.02. Office of Personnel established; appointment and eligibility of Director; delegation of Mayor’s authority - (a) There is established an Office of Personnel, the head...

§ 1–604.02a. Pathway to government employment partnership program - The Department of Human Resources shall develop partnerships with schools...

§ 1–604.03. Authority of the District of Columbia Board of Education and the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia - The District of Columbia Board of Education and the Board...

§ 1–604.04. Issuance of rules and regulations affecting personnel for employees of the District of Columbia - (a) The Mayor shall issue rules and regulations to implement...

§ 1–604.05. Issuance of rules and regulations - Rules and regulations proposed or issued pursuant to § 1-604.04,...

§ 1–604.06. Personnel authority - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...

§ 1–604.07. Transfer of personnel functions to Office of Personnel; exception; property and funds transferred; separation and reassignment of transferred employee - All positions and employees of the District who spent 50...

§ 1–604.08. Oath of office - Each personnel authority of an agency of the District shall...

Subchapter V - Public Employee Relations Board

§ 1–605.01. Establishment of Board; qualifications; composition; term of office; removal; vacancies; conflict of interest; compensation; attendance at meetings; appointment of employees; request for appropriations; quorum - (a) There is established a Public Employee Relations Board (hereinafter...

§ 1–605.02. Powers of the Board - The Board shall have the power to do the following:...

§ 1–605.03. Transition procedures - (a) The property and facilities of the Board of Labor...

§ 1–605.04. Publication of decisions - The Board shall cause a copy of each order, decision,...

Subchapter VI - Office of Employee Appeals

§ 1–606.01. Establishment of the Office of Employee Appeals; composition; qualifications; term of office; vacancies; Chairperson; quorum; appeal procedure; conflict of interest; compensation; appointment of employees; expenditures; removal; exclusivi... - (a) There is established an Office of Employee Appeals (hereinafter...

§ 1–606.02. Authority; duties of the Office - (a) The Office shall have, in addition to the authority...

§ 1–606.03. Appeal procedures - (a) An employee may appeal a final agency decision affecting...

§ 1–606.03a. Appeals of safety-sensitive designations - (a) An employee may appeal the determination of a personnel...

§ 1–606.04. Agency hearing procedures - (a) The personnel authority shall establish internal rules and regulations,...

§ 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...

§ 1–606.06. Mediation and settlement - (a) The Office shall develop a mediation program. Matters involving...

§ 1–606.07. Arbitration - (a) The parties may agree in writing to arbitrate the...

§ 1–606.08. Attorney fees - (a) The Hearing Examiner or the Arbitrator may require payment...

§ 1–606.09. Enforcement of order - If the Office determines that the respondent has not complied...

§ 1–606.10. Public hearings - (a) Hearings shall be open to the public. However, the...

§ 1–606.11. Rules - Within 45 days of May 15, 1990, the Office shall,...

Subchapter VII - Equal Employment Opportunity

§ 1–607.01. Affirmative action; exercise of religion - (a) The Council reaffirms its intent that the objectives of...

§ 1–607.02. Special provisions for persons with physical or developmental disabilities - The Mayor may develop rules and regulations which authorize the...

§ 1–607.03. Veterans preference in employment - (a) For appointment under the provisions of subchapters VIII and...

§ 1–607.04. Employee selection procedures — Statement of purpose - The Council believes that properly validated and standardized employee selection...

§ 1–607.05. Employee selection procedures — Relation to job required - The selection procedures utilized shall be job related to minimize...

§ 1–607.06. Employee selection procedures — Evidence of validity - (a) Each person utilizing a selection procedure in choosing among...

§ 1–607.07. Sex discrimination in benefit programs - No benefit program shall be denied to any District employee...

§ 1–607.08. Specific standards authorized - Specific standards to carry out the purposes of this subchapter...

Subchapter VII-A - Residency Requirement. [Repealed]

§ 1–607.51. Residency requirement. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 751; as...

Subchapter VII-B - Transgender and Non-Binary Employment Study

§ 1–607.61. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Cisgender"...

§ 1–607.62. Study of transgender and non-binary employment - (a) The Mayor shall contract with an entity to conduct...

Subchapter VIII - Career Service

§ 1–608.01. Creation of Career Service - (a) The Mayor shall issue rules and regulations governing employment,...

Subchapter VIII-A - Educational Service

§ 1–608.01a. Creation of the Educational Service - (a) For the purpose of this subchapter, the term “Board”...

Subchapter VIII-B - Government Attorneys

Part A - General

§ 1–608.51. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Agency”...

§ 1–608.51a. Establishment of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel - (a) Pursuant to § 1-204.04(b), the Council establishes the Mayor’s...

§ 1–608.52. Creation of the Legal Service - There is established within the District government a Legal Service...

§ 1–608.53. Creation of the Senior Executive Attorney Service - (a) A Senior Executive Attorney Service is established as part...

§ 1–608.54. Appointment of attorneys - (a) Attorneys employed by the Office of the Attorney General...

§ 1–608.55. Supervision of attorneys - (a) Attorneys employed by the Office of the Attorney General,...

§ 1–608.56. Disciplinary action for attorneys other than Senior Executive Attorneys - (a) Notwithstanding subchapter XVI-A of this chapter [§ 1-616.51 et...

§ 1–608.57. Continuing legal education; management supervisory skills maintenance and enhancement; accountability standards and plans - (a)(1) Attorneys in the Legal Service, other than attorneys employed...

§ 1–608.58. Pay parity for attorneys - (a) Compensation for Legal Service attorneys shall be reviewed annually...

§ 1–608.59. Residency - (a) The provisions of § 1-515.02 shall apply to employment...

§ 1–608.60. Reporting - No later than one year after April 20, 1999, the...

§ 1–608.61. Rulemaking - The Attorney General and the Director of the Mayor’s Office...

§ 1–608.62. Applicability - The provisions of this subchapter shall apply on April 20,...

§ 1–608.63. Compensation for subordinate agency attorneys and support staff during transition - Until the Legal Service budget for attorneys and support staff...

§ 1–608.64. Transfers - By October 5, 2014, the District of Columbia Department of...

§ 1–608.65. Budgeting - (a) Repealed. (b) Repealed. (c) The Chief Financial Officer shall...

§ 1–608.66. Privilege - Nothing in this chapter shall limit, waive, or abrogate the...

Part B - Certificate of Good Standing Filing Requirement

§ 1–608.81. Certificate of Good Standing filing requirement for Executive Branch attorneys - (a)(1) Except as provided by the rules for temporary waiver...

§ 1–608.82. Certificate of Good Standing filing requirement for Council attorneys - (a) Except for temporary waiver of this requirement pursuant to...

Subchapter IX - Excepted Service

§ 1–609.01. Creation of the Excepted Service; qualifications; appointment; exclusivity of service - The qualifications for each Excepted Service position shall be developed...

§ 1–609.02. Nature of positions in the Excepted Service and conversion rights - (a) Each person holding an excepted appointment under the authority...

§ 1–609.03. Number of Excepted Service employees; redelegation of authority to appoint; publication requirement - (a) Under qualifications issued pursuant to § 1-609.01, each appropriate...

§ 1–609.04. Special appointments - Special noncompetitive appointments may be made to positions provided under...

§ 1–609.05. Lack of job protection; procedural protection - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...

§ 1–609.06. Residency - (a) An appointee to the Excepted Service shall become a...

§ 1–609.07. Transitional provisions - Persons holding nontemporary appointments in the District of Columbia government,...

§ 1–609.08. Statutory officeholders - The following employees of the District shall be deemed to...

§ 1–609.09. Appointment of attorneys. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 909; as...

Subchapter IX-A - Management Supervisory Service

§ 1–609.51. Establishment - There is established within the District government the Management Supervisory...

§ 1–609.52. Composition - (a) Each individual (except for employees appointed pursuant to §§...

§ 1–609.53. Competitive appointments - Appointments by the personnel authority shall be made on the...

§ 1–609.54. Employment-at-will - (a) An appointment to a position in the Management Supervisory...

§ 1–609.55. Management Supervisory Service skills maintenance and enhancement - Management Supervisory Service employees shall be required to maintain and...

§ 1–609.56. Pay for Management Supervisory Service - A pay schedule shall be developed by the Mayor following...

§ 1–609.57. Residency preference - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of Unit A of Chapter 14...

§ 1–609.58. Transition provisions - (a) Persons currently holding appointments to positions in the Career...

Subchapter X - Executive Service

§ 1–610.01. Creation of Executive Service. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1001, 25...

§ 1–610.02. Incumbents. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1002, 25...

Subchapter X-A - Executive Service

§ 1–610.51. Policy; scope - (a) An Executive Service is established to ensure that the...

§ 1–610.52. Executive Service pay schedule - (a) The Executive Schedule (“DX Schedule”), shall be divided into...

§ 1–610.52a. Public Safety Executive Service pay schedule - (a) The Executive Service Public Safety Schedule (“DX Public Safety...

§ 1–610.53. Executive Service pay plan - (a) A person appointed to a position in the Executive...

§ 1–610.54. Incumbents - A person holding an appointment to a position in the...

§ 1–610.55. Reasonable pre-employment travel and relocation expenses and temporary housing allowance - Pursuant to regulations the Mayor may prescribe, the following expenses...

§ 1–610.56. Additional income allowance. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1056; as...

§ 1–610.57. Performance incentives - The Mayor may authorize performance incentives for exceptional service for...

§ 1–610.58. Separation pay - (a) A subordinate agency head may be paid separation pay...

§ 1–610.59. District of Columbia residency - (a) An appointee to the Executive Service shall become a...

§ 1–610.60. Subsequent appointments - No person holding a position in the Executive Service may...

§ 1–610.61. Universal leave - (a) The Executive Service employees’ leave system shall provide the...

§ 1–610.62. Retirement benefits - Executive Service employees shall be covered under subchapter XXVI of...

§ 1–610.63. Life insurance benefits - Executive Service employees shall be covered by the provisions of...

§ 1–610.64. Employment contracts with subordinate agency heads - (a) The Mayor shall not enter into an employment contract...

Subchapter X-B - Lateral Police Career Appointments

§ 1–610.71. Definitions - For the purposes of this part, the term “lateral law...

§ 1–610.72. Salary and Assignment for appointment of Metropolitan Police Department at Class 1 — Private - Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the Mayor, or the...

§ 1–610.73. Treatment of lateral law enforcement officers as police hired after September 30, 1987 - Except as provided in § 1-610.74 a lateral law enforcement...

§ 1–610.74. Leave accrual for lateral law enforcement officers - For the purposes of § 1-612.03, years of law enforcement...

§ 1–610.75. Retirement benefits for lateral law enforcement officers hired after January 11, 2000 - (a) For the purposes of retirement benefits, an employee hired...

§ 1–610.76. Credit for prior law enforcement service - In computing length of service of a retiring lateral law...

Subchapter X-C - Government Appenticeships

§ 1–610.81. Definitions - (1) "Apprentice" means an employee of a District agency who...

§ 1–610.82. Establishment of District of Columbia Government Apprenticeship Initiative - (a) There is established a District of Columbia Government Apprenticeship...

§ 1–610.83. Apprenticeship program requirements - (a)(1) The apprenticeship sponsor shall register the apprenticeship program with...

§ 1–610.84. Positions for apprenticeships; apprenticeship eligibility and employment - (a) A host agency may convert existing positions into apprenticeships...

§ 1–610.85. Reports to Council - (a) By December 1, 2020, and each subsequent December 1,...

Subchapter XI - Classification; Compensation

§ 1–611.01. Classification policy; grade levels; publication required; public hearing - (a) The classification of all positions in the Career, Educational,...

§ 1–611.02. Establishment and maintenance of classification system for Career, Legal, Excepted, and Management Supervisory Services employees - (a) In order to carry out the policies of §...

§ 1–611.03. Compensation policy; compensatory time off; overtime pay - (a) Compensation for all employees in the Career, Educational, Legal,...

§ 1–611.04. Compensation system for Career and Excepted Services — Established - (a) The Mayor shall develop, in consultation with the Board...

§ 1–611.05. Compensation system for Career and Excepted Services — Periodic review - (a) The Mayor, in consultation with the Board of Education...

§ 1–611.06. Compensation system for Career and Excepted Services — Review by the Council of the District of Columbia - (a) If the Council by resolution approves, without revision, the...

§ 1–611.07. Executive pay plan. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1107, 25...

§ 1–611.08. Compensation — Members of boards and commissions - (a) Each member of any board or commission who receives...

§ 1–611.09. Compensation — Mayor and members of Council; Attorney General - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...

§ 1–611.10. Compensation — Members of the Board of Education - Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, each member of the...

§ 1–611.11. Classification and compensation policies and procedures for educational employees - (a) The classification of all positions in the Educational Service...

§ 1–611.12. Compensation for members of the Public Employee Relations Board - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, members of...

§ 1–611.13. Pay setting for fire fighters, police officers and teachers for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and September 30, 1980 - (a)(1) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall ascertain...

§ 1–611.14. Classification policy; grade levels; publication required; public hearing - (a) For the period beginning October 1, 1980, and ending...

§ 1–611.15. Waiver of compensation - An individual officer or employee of the District of Columbia...

§ 1–611.16. Pay limitations under other laws - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 2-1605 or § 23-1306,...

§ 1–611.17. Employee deferred compensation program established - There is established an employee deferred compensation program as provided...

§ 1–611.18. Housing bonus; District of Columbia employees. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1118a; as...

§ 1–611.19. Pre-tax benefits programs - (a)(1) The Mayor may establish certain tax-favored and pre-tax benefits...

§ 1–611.20. Mandatory direct deposit - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the only method...

§ 1–611.21. Personnel authority pilot programs - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, or any...

Subchapter XI-A - Mayor and Council Compensation Advisory Commission

§ 1–611.51. Establishment of the Mayor and Council Compensation Advisory Commission - The Mayor and Council Compensation Advisory Commission (“Commission”) is established...

§ 1–611.52. Composition and term - (a) The Commission shall consist of 5 voting members and...

§ 1–611.53. Duties - The Commission shall: (1) Conduct an annual review examining the...

§ 1–611.54. Reports - (a) On February 1 of each odd numbered year, the...

§ 1–611.55. Meetings and hearings - (a) The Commission shall meet as frequently as the proper...

§ 1–611.56. Powers - (a) All offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the District government...

§ 1–611.57. Council action - Upon receiving the draft act and report from the Commission...

Subchapter XII - Hours of Work; Legal Holidays; Leave

§ 1–612.01. Hours of work - (a) A basic administrative workweek of 40 hours is established...

§ 1–612.02. Legal public holidays - (a) Legal public holidays are as follows: (1) New Year’s...

§ 1–612.02a. Legal private holidays - A legal private holiday is a day on which any...

§ 1–612.03. Leave - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...

§ 1–612.03a. Universal leave program. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1203a; as...

§ 1–612.03b. Donor leave - (a) An employee shall be entitled to up to 30...

§ 1–612.03c. Family leave. [Repealed] - Repealed. (March 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1203c; as...

§ 1–612.04. Definitions - For the purposes of sections 1204 through 1212, the term:...

§ 1–612.04a. Paid parental, family, and medical leave. [Not Funded] - Not Funded. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1204a;...

§ 1–612.05. Paid Family and Medical Leave Supplemental Bank - (a) There is established within the District government the Paid...

§ 1–612.06. Contributions - (a) A leave contributor may submit a voluntary written request...

§ 1–612.07. Application for withdrawal - (a) An application for withdrawal of leave from the PFML...

§ 1–612.08. Approval of application - (a) The PFML Administrator shall refer the proposed leave recipient's...

§ 1–612.09. Use of donated annual leave. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1209; as...

§ 1–612.10. Termination of PFML Bank use - (a) The use of the PFML Bank transferred hours shall...

§ 1–612.10a. Interference prohibited - An employee shall not directly or indirectly promise to confer...

§ 1–612.10b. Short-term disability insurance policies - (a) The District may not enter into a policy or...

§ 1–612.11. Rules - The Mayor shall issue proposed rules to implement the provisions...

§ 1–612.12. PFML Bank report - On or before March 1 of each year, the Mayor...

Subchapter XII-A - Voluntary Leave Transfer Program. [Repealed]

§ 1–612.31. Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1231; as...

§ 1–612.32. Voluntary leave transfer program. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1232; as...

§ 1–612.33. Application to receive transferred leave. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1233; as...

§ 1–612.34. Leave contributions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1234; as...

§ 1–612.35. Approval or disapproval of leave transfer. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1235; as...

§ 1–612.36. Receipt and use of transferred leave. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1236; as...

§ 1–612.37. Prohibition of coercion. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1237; as...

§ 1–612.38. Voluntary Transfer of Leave Program Report. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1238; as...

Subchapter XIII - Employee Development

§ 1–613.01. Programs for employee development - (a) The Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of...

Subchapter XIII-A - Performance Management

§ 1–613.51. Performance management system established - There is established a comprehensive performance management system designed to:...

§ 1–613.52. Performance management system - The performance management system shall provide for: (1) The development...

§ 1–613.53. Transition provisions - (a) Until regulations are issued by the Mayor, the Board...

Subchapter XIV - Performance-Rating Plans. [Repealed]

§ 1–614.01. Established. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1401, 25...

§ 1–614.02. Content requirements. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1402, 25...

§ 1–614.03. Ratings. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1403, 25...

§ 1–614.04. Review of ratings. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1404, 25...

§ 1–614.05. Other rating procedures prohibited; exception. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1405, 25...

Subchapter XIV-A - Managers Accountability

§ 1–614.11. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Agency”...

§ 1–614.12. Performance plan - (a) Not later than January 1, 1996, and coincident with...

§ 1–614.13. Performance report - (a) Not later than January 1, 1997, and on January...

§ 1–614.14. Development of plans and reports - (a) Agencies of the District of Columbia shall develop the...

Subchapter XV - Employee Rights and Responsibilities

§ 1–615.01. Declaration of purpose. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1501, 25...

§ 1–615.02. Employee bill of rights. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1502, 25...

§ 1–615.03. Complaints of criminal harassment for appearances and testimony before the Council. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1503, 25...

§ 1–615.03a. Right to notice and appeal of safety-sensitive designation - (a) If a position is designated as safety-sensitive, the agency...

§ 1–615.04. Public employees as fiduciaries for consumer protection - (a) For purposes of this section, “consumer protection law” shall...

§ 1–615.05. Curbing fraud and conflicts of interest - (a)(1) Any citizen shall have a right to commence a...

Subchapter XV-A - Whistleblower Protection

§ 1–615.51. Findings and declaration of purpose - The Council finds and declares that the public interest is...

§ 1–615.52. Definitions - (a) For purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Contract”...

§ 1–615.53. Prohibitions - (a) A supervisor shall not take, or threaten to take,...

§ 1–615.54. Enforcement - (a)(1) An employee aggrieved by a violation of § 1-615.53...

§ 1–615.55. Disciplinary actions; fine - (a) As part of the relief ordered in an administrative,...

§ 1–615.56. Election of remedies - (a) The institution of a civil action pursuant to §...

§ 1–615.57. Posting of notice - The District shall conspicuously display notices of employee protections and...

§ 1–615.58. Employee responsibilities - Employees shall have the following rights and responsibilities: (1) The...

§ 1–615.58a. Salary restriction for interfering with Council whistleblowers - District funds shall not be available for the payment of...

§ 1–615.59. Applicability - This subchapter shall apply to actions taken after July 13,...

Subchapter XVI - Adverse Actions; Grievances. [Repealed]

§ 1–616.01. Adverse actions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1601, 25...

§ 1–616.02. Grievances. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1602, 25...

§ 1–616.03. Procedures and appeals. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1603, 25...

Subchapter XVI-A - General Discipline and Grievances

§ 1–616.51. Policy - The District of Columbia government finds that a radical redesign...

§ 1–616.52. Disciplinary grievances and appeals - (a) An official reprimand or a suspension of less than...

§ 1–616.53. Grievances - (a) The Mayor, the District of Columbia Board of Education,...

§ 1–616.54. Administrative leave; enforced leave - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a personnel...

Subchapter XVII - Labor-Management Relations

§ 1–617.01. Policy - (a) The District of Columbia government finds and declares that...

§ 1–617.02. Labor-management relations program established; contents; impasse resolution - (a) The Public Employee Relations Board (hereinafter in this subchapter...

§ 1–617.03. Standards of conduct for labor organizations - (a) Recognition shall be accorded only to a labor organization...

§ 1–617.04. Unfair labor practices - (a) The District, its agents, and representatives are prohibited from:...

§ 1–617.05. Strikes prohibited - It shall be unlawful for any District government employee or...

§ 1–617.06. Employee rights - (a) All employees shall have the right: (1) To organize...

§ 1–617.07. Union security; dues deduction - Any labor organization which has been certified as the exclusive...

§ 1–617.08. Management rights; matters subject to collective bargaining - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legistation that will...

§ 1–617.09. Unit determination - (a) The determination of an appropriate unit will be made...

§ 1–617.10. Selection of exclusive representatives; elections - (a) Exclusive recognition shall be granted to a labor organization...

§ 1–617.11. Rights accompanying exclusive recognition - (a) The labor organization which has been certified to be...

§ 1–617.12. Sunshine provisions - Collective bargaining sessions between the District and employee organization representatives...

§ 1–617.13. Remedies; enforcement; judicial review; payment of costs - (a) Remedies of the Board may include, but shall not...

§ 1–617.14. Timeliness of decisions - All decisions of the Board shall be rendered within a...

§ 1–617.15. Collective bargaining agreements - (a) An agreement with a labor organization is subject to...

§ 1–617.16. Collective bargaining concerning compensation - (a) The Board shall provide for collective bargaining concerning compensation...

§ 1–617.17. Collective bargaining concerning compensation - (a) Collective bargaining concerning compensation is authorized as provided in...

§ 1–617.18. Evaluation process for public school employees - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, during...

Subchapter XVIII - Employee Conduct

§ 1–618.01. Standards of conduct - (a) Each employee, member of a board or commission, or...

§ 1–618.02. Conflicts of interest - No employee, member of a board or commission, or a...

§ 1–618.03. Ethics counselors; codification of advisory opinions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1803, 25...

§ 1–618.04. Prohibition on nepotism - (a) A public official may not appoint, employ, promote, advance,...

Subchapter XIX - Incentive Awards

§ 1–619.01. Authority to grant awards - (a) The Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of...

§ 1–619.02. Limitation upon awards - A cash award authorized under the provisions of § 1-619.01(a)...

§ 1–619.03. Personnel authority pilot programs - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, or any...

Subchapter XX - Safety and Health

§ 1–620.01. Policy - It shall be the policy of the District of Columbia...

§ 1–620.02. Extent of coverage - The occupational safety and health management program shall encompass all...

§ 1–620.03. Minimal standards applicable - Safe and healthful conditions shall be provided all employees of...

§ 1–620.04. Authority of Mayor - (a) The Mayor shall issue rules and regulations consistent with...

§ 1–620.05. Employee rights - Employees shall be protected against penalty or reprisal for reporting...

§ 1–620.06. Training - The Mayor shall provide for the establishment and supervision of...

§ 1–620.07. Health services - The Mayor shall establish an employee health services program which...

§ 1–620.08. Records - Each agency shall keep adequate records of all occupational accidents...

Subchapter XX-A - Testing of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles for the Presence of Alcohol and Controlled Substances

§ 1–620.11. General - (a) In compliance with federal regulations issued pursuant to 49...

Subchapter XX-B - Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certain Employees of the Department of Human Services and the Commission on Mental Health Services

§ 1–620.21. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Applicant”...

§ 1–620.22. Employee testing - (a) The following Department of Mental Health and Department of...

§ 1–620.23. Testing methodology - (a) Testing shall be performed by an outside contractor. The...

§ 1–620.24. Implied consent of employees who operate motor vehicles - Any Department of Mental Health or Department of Human Services...

§ 1–620.25. Procedure and employee impact - (a) The drug and alcohol testing policy shall be issued...

Subchapter XX-C - Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing for Certain Employees Who Serve Children

§ 1–620.31. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Applicant”...

§ 1–620.32. Employee testing - (a) The following individuals shall be tested by the District...

§ 1–620.33. Motor vehicle operators - Any District government employee who operates a motor vehicle in...

§ 1–620.34. Testing methodology - (a) Testing shall be performed by an outside contractor at...

§ 1–620.35. Procedure and employee impact - (a) A drug and alcohol testing policy, including the notice...

§ 1–620.36. Coverage of private contractual providers and private licensed providers - Each private provider that contracts with the District of Columbia...

§ 1–620.37. Rules. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2037; as...

Subchapter XX-D - Criminal History Inquiries

§ 1–620.41. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Applicant”...

§ 1–620.42. Pre-employment inquiries - (a) Before posting a vacancy announcement, a public employer shall...

§ 1–620.43. Limitation on disqualification - When considering whether to disqualify an applicant for a position...

§ 1–620.44. Implementation for public employers - The Department of Human Resources shall provide guidance on the...

Subchapter XX-E - Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protections

§ 1–620.61. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Agency"...

§ 1–620.62. Protections for qualifying patients - (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as...

Subchapter XXI - Health Benefits

§ 1–621.01. Federal health benefits - The health insurance benefit provisions of Chapter 89 of Title...

§ 1–621.02. District health benefits - The District shall provide health benefits as set forth in...

§ 1–621.03. Definitions - For the purposes of §§ 1-621.04 through 1-621.13, the term:...

§ 1–621.04. Contracting authority - The Mayor may contract with qualified carriers to provide health...

§ 1–621.05. Health benefit plans - The District may contract for or approve the following health...

§ 1–621.06. Types of benefits - (a) The benefits provided under the health benefit plans shall...

§ 1–621.07. Election of coverage - (a) Unless an employee or annuitant affirmatively waives health insurance...

§ 1–621.08. Employee deductions and withholdings - (a) During each pay period in which an employee or...

§ 1–621.09. District contribution - (a) The District’s contribution to the cost of any health...

§ 1–621.09a. Calculation of District of Columbia payment to Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund - (a)(1) As specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the...

§ 1–621.09b. Actuarial statement and opinion - (a) As a part of the actuarial report presented to...

§ 1–621.09c. Information about the other post-employment benefits system - Upon request by the Chief Financial Officer, the Mayor and...

§ 1–621.09d. Preparation of studies; enrolled actuary - The Chief Financial Officer shall: (1) Direct the enrolled actuary...

§ 1–621.09e. Annual audit - (a) The Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall engage...

§ 1–621.09f. Annual report; prohibition on reprogramming - (a)(1) By April 1st of each year, the Office of...

§ 1–621.10. Information to employees - (a) The Mayor shall make available to each employee information...

§ 1–621.11. Coverage of restored employees - An employee enrolled in a health benefit plan under §...

§ 1–621.12. Evaluations; reports; audits - (a) The Mayor shall make periodic evaluations of the operation...

§ 1–621.13. Rules; eligibility - (a) In order to ensure proper implementation of the health...

§ 1–621.14. Continued health benefits coverage - A District government employee who is separated from service, or...

§ 1–621.15. Reimbursement of excess premium costs. [Expired] - Expired. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2115; as...

§ 1–621.16. Information about post-employment benefit plans. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2116; as...

§ 1–621.17. Post-employment benefits - (a) An annuitant may be eligible for the post-employment health...

Subchapter XXI-A - Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund Advisory Committee

§ 1–621.51. Establishment of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund Advisory Committee - There is established an Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund Advisory Committee...

§ 1–621.52. Composition and term - (a) The Advisory Committee shall consist of 7 members selected...

§ 1–621.53. Duties - (a) The Advisory Committee shall: (1) Advise the Office of...

§ 1–621.54. Meetings and records - (a) The Advisory Committee shall hold no fewer than 2...

Subchapter XXII - Life Insurance; Benefit Program Study

§ 1–622.01. Federal life insurance benefits - The life insurance benefits provisions of Chapter 87 of Title...

§ 1–622.02. Benefit program study - Within 18 months after March 3, 1979, the Mayor shall...

§ 1–622.03. District life insurance benefits - The District shall provide the group life insurance benefits set...

§ 1–622.04. Definitions - For the purposes of §§ 1-622.05 through 1-622.14, the term:...

§ 1–622.05. Contracting authority - (a) The Mayor may purchase from 1 or more life...

§ 1–622.06. Automatic coverage; description of benefits - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 1–622.07. Group insurance; amounts - (a) The group life insurance amounts purchased by the District...

§ 1–622.08. Death claims; order of precedence; viatical settlements - (a) Except as provided in subsection (a-1) of this section,...

§ 1–622.09. Termination of insurance - (a) A policy purchased under § 1-622.05 shall contain a...

§ 1–622.10. Employee deductions; withholdings; payments - (a) During each pay period in which the employee or...

§ 1–622.11. District contributions - (a) For each pay period in which an employee or...

§ 1–622.12. Annual accounting; reports - (a) Each policy purchased by the District under § 1-622.05...

§ 1–622.13. Special contingency reserve - (a) An excess of the total of § 1-622.12(a)(1) over...

§ 1–622.14. Rules; eligibility - (a) In order to ensure proper implementation of the group...

§ 1–622.15. Disability income protection - The Mayor shall establish a disability income program to include...

§ 1–622.16. Post-employment benefits - An annuitant may elect to convert group life insurance benefits...

Subchapter XXIII - Public Sector Workers’ Compensation

§ 1–623.01. Definitions - For the purpose of this subchapter: (1) The term “employee”...

§ 1–623.02. Compensation for disability or death of employee - (a) The District of Columbia government shall pay compensation as...

§ 1–623.02a. Administration - The Mayor shall administer and decide all questions arising under...

§ 1–623.02b. Functions — Disability compensation - The functions of the program shall be to: (1) Establish...

§ 1–623.03. Medical services and initial medical and other benefits - (a) The District government shall furnish to an employee who...

§ 1–623.04. Vocational rehabilitation - (a) The Mayor shall direct an individual with a permanent...

§ 1–623.05. Total disability - (a) If the disability is total, subject to the limitations...

§ 1–623.06. Partial disability - (a) If the disability is partial, subject to limitations in...

§ 1–623.06a. Period of disability payments - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 1–623.06b. Report of earnings - (a) The Mayor shall require each employee receiving benefits under...

§ 1–623.07. Compensation schedule - (a) If there is permanent disability involving the loss, or...

§ 1–623.08. Reduction of compensation for subsequent injury to same member - The period of compensation payable under the schedule in §...

§ 1–623.09. Beneficiaries of awards unpaid at death; order of precedence - (a) If an individual: (1) Has sustained disability compensable under...

§ 1–623.10. Augmented compensation for dependents - (a) For the purpose of this section, “dependent” means the...

§ 1–623.11. Additional compensation for services of attendants or vocational rehabilitation - (a) The Mayor may pay an employee who has been...

§ 1–623.12. Maximum and minimum monthly compensation - (a) Except as provided by § 1-623.38, the monthly rate...

§ 1–623.13. Increase, decrease, or suspension of compensation - (a) If an individual: (1) Was a minor or employed...

§ 1–623.14. Computation of pay - (a) For the purpose of this section: (1) The term...

§ 1–623.15. Determination of wage-earning capacity - (a) In determining compensation for partial disability, except permanent partial...

§ 1–623.16. Limitation of right to receive compensation - (a) While an employee is receiving compensation under this subchapter...

§ 1–623.17. Time of accrual of right - (a) An employee is not entitled to compensation or continuation...

§ 1–623.18. Continuation of pay; election to use annual or sick leave - (a) The District of Columbia government shall authorize the continuation...

§ 1–623.19. Notice of injury or death - (a) An employee injured in the performance of his or...

§ 1–623.20. Report of injury - (a) The immediate superior of an employee shall report to...

§ 1–623.21. Claim required; contents - (a) Compensation under this subchapter may be allowed only if...

§ 1–623.22. Time for making claim - (a) An original claim for compensation for disability or death...

§ 1–623.23. Physical examinations - (a) An employee shall submit to examination by a medical...

§ 1–623.24. Time for making claim; finding of facts; award; right to hearing; conduct of hearing - (a) The Mayor or his or her designee shall determine...

§ 1–623.25. Misbehavior at proceedings - If an individual does the following: (1) Disobeys or resists...

§ 1–623.26. Subpoenas; oaths; examination of witnesses - The Mayor, on any matter within his or her jurisdiction...

§ 1–623.27. Representation; attorneys; fees - (a) A claimant may authorize an individual to represent him...

§ 1–623.28. Review of award - (a) The Director of the Department of Employment Services may...

§ 1–623.29. Recovery of overpayments - (a) When an overpayment has been made to an individual...

§ 1–623.30. Assignment of claim - An assignment of a claim for compensation under this subchapter...

§ 1–623.31. Subrogation of the District of Columbia - (a)(1) If an injury or death for which compensation is...

§ 1–623.32. Adjustment after recovery from third person - If an injury or death for which compensation is payable...

§ 1–623.33. Compensation in case of death - (a) If death results from an injury sustained in the...

§ 1–623.34. Funeral expenses; transportation of body - (a) If death results from an injury sustained in the...

§ 1–623.35. Lump-sum settlements - (a) The claimant may enter into an agreement with the...

§ 1–623.36. Injury incurred; initial payments outside United States - If an employee is injured outside the continental United States,...

§ 1–623.37. Compensation for noncitizens and nonresidents - (a) When the Mayor finds that the amount of compensation...

§ 1–623.38. Minimum limit modification for noncitizens and aliens - The minimum limit on monthly compensation for disability under §...

§ 1–623.39. Student-employees - A student-employee, as defined by § 5351 of Title 5...

§ 1–623.40. Administration. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2340, 25...

§ 1–623.41. Adjustments in compensation for disability or death - (a) The Mayor shall award an across-the-board increase in compensation...

§ 1–623.42. Employees’ Compensation Fund - (a)(1) Repealed. (2) There is established in the District of...

§ 1–623.43. Compensation leave - Any employee who has used leave as a result of...

§ 1–623.44. Rules and regulations - The Mayor shall promulgate rules necessary or useful for the...

§ 1–623.45. Career and Educational Services retention rights - (a) In the event the individual resumes employment with the...

§ 1–623.46. Transfer of authority - In accordance with § 1-202.04(e), the disability compensation functions previously...

§ 1–623.47. Modified work program - (a) On a monitored, progressive basis, the Mayor may direct...

Subchapter XXIV - Reductions-in-Force

§ 1–624.01. Policy - The Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of Education...

§ 1–624.02. Procedures - (a) Reduction-in-force procedures shall apply to the Career and Educational...

§ 1–624.03. Responsibility - The appropriate personnel authority shall be responsible for making a...

§ 1–624.04. Appeals - An employee who has received a specific notice that he...

§ 1–624.06. Abolishment of positions for Fiscal Year 1996. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2406; as...

§ 1–624.07. Abolishment of positions for Fiscal Year 1997. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2407; as...

§ 1–624.08. Abolishment of positions for fiscal year 2000 and subsequent fiscal years - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or collective...

§ 1–624.09. Severance pay - (a) An employee separated pursuant to this subchapter shall be...

Subchapter XXIV-A - Transition Benefits for Displaced Employees

§ 1–624.21. Outplacement services for displaced employees in Fiscal Year 1996 - The outplacement services provided by the Mayor to employees displaced...

§ 1–624.22. Transition benefits for displaced employees in Fiscal Year 1996 - (a) This section shall apply only to employees displaced as...

§ 1–624.23. Administration of subchapter - The Department of Employment Services shall have responsibility for the...

§ 1–624.24. Reports - The Department of Employment Services shall submit quarterly reports, until...

Subchapter XXV - Political Rights of Employees

§ 1–625.01. Hatch Act retention - The provisions of subchapter III of Chapter 73 of Title...

§ 1–625.02. Protection of political rights of classroom teachers - No provision of this subchapter shall be construed to limit...

Subchapter XXVI - Retirement

§ 1–626.01. Policy - (a) It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish...

§ 1–626.02. Retirement systems - Existing retirement systems, which include the Civil Service Retirement System...

§ 1–626.03. District retirement benefits - The District shall provide retirement benefits to all employees first...

§ 1–626.04. Definitions - For the purpose of §§ 1-626.05 through 1-626.12, the term:...

§ 1–626.05. District retirement benefits program - The retirement benefits program of the District shall consist of:...

§ 1–626.06. Contracting authority - The Mayor may select 1 or more contractors to provide...

§ 1–626.07. Eligibility - (a) An employee is eligible to participate in the deferred...

§ 1–626.08. Rules; eligibility - (a) In order to ensure proper implementation of the District...

§ 1–626.09. Contributions - (a) The District and each employee shall contribute to the...

§ 1–626.10. Vesting - (a) The employee’s contribution to the deferred compensation plan under...

§ 1–626.11. Establishment and administration of Section 401(a) Trust - (a) There shall be established an irrevocable trust called the...

§ 1–626.12. Payment of benefits - The payment of benefits under the retirement programs under §...

§ 1–626.13. Duties and liabilities of Trustee; exemptions; violations and sanctions - (a) A fiduciary shall discharge his duties with respect to...

§ 1–626.14. Civil actions - A civil action may be brought by a participant or...

Subchapter XXVII - Temporary Assignment of District Employees

§ 1–627.01. Policy - (a) The District government recognizes that intergovernmental and private sector...

§ 1–627.02. Status of District employees while on assignment - (a) Any employee of a District agency participating in an...

§ 1–627.03. Status of employees of other governments or organizations - (a) When any agency of the District acts as a...

§ 1–627.04. Travel expenses - (a) A District agency may, in accordance with the applicable...

§ 1–627.05. Agreements authorized - (a) Any assignment entered into by a District agency under...

§ 1–627.06. Special rules governing the assignment of employees from private sector organizations to the District - (a) In addition to the requirements set forth in §...

Subchapter XXVIII - Agreements Authorized

§ 1–628.01. Authority - The Council, the Mayor, the District of Columbia Board of...

§ 1–628.02. Agreements required - The Mayor shall enter into an agreement with the United...

§ 1–628.03. Courts - The Public Employee Relations Board is authorized to enter into...

§ 1–628.04. Transit Commission - The Mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into...

§ 1–628.05. Agreements for disciplinary appeals - The Mayor is authorized to enter into agreements with appropriate...

Subchapter XXIX - Employee Debt Set-Offs

§ 1–629.01. Waiver of claims for erroneous employees payments - (a) In accordance with rules issued by the Mayor, the...

§ 1–629.02. Erroneous payments to employees - When the Mayor determines that an employee or former employee...

§ 1–629.03. Employee debts to District government - (a) Whenever an employee or former employee of the District...

§ 1–629.04. Collection of debts - (a) Any debt authorized to be collected under this subchapter...

§ 1–629.05. Authority to collect infraction fines from responsible District employees - (a) If a notice of infraction is issued pursuant to...

Subchapter XXX - Elimination of Personal Surety Bonds for District Employees

§ 1–630.01. Policy; agency may not require bonds - (a) No agency may require or obtain surety bonds for...

Subchapter XXXI - Records Management and Privacy of Records

§ 1–631.01. Policy; issuance of rules and regulations - All official personnel records of the District government shall be...

§ 1–631.02. Cooperation with the United States Civil Service Commission - Because of the statutory and administrative relationships in personnel administration...

§ 1–631.03. Disclosure of personnel information - It is the policy of the District government to make...

§ 1–631.04. Rules and regulations affecting disclosure - The Mayor shall issue rules and regulations governing the disclosure...

§ 1–631.05. Employee access to official personnel record - (a)(1) The official personnel record of a District employee shall...

§ 1–631.06. Appeals. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 3106, 25...

§ 1–631.07. Transfer of official personnel folders - The system for the maintenance of the official personnel folder...

§ 1–631.08. Exchange of official personnel information - The Mayor, pursuant to the provisions of §§ 1-628.01 and...

Subchapter XXXII - Implementation; Conforming Amendments and Repealers; Specific Retention of Laws and Authorities; Rules of Construction

§ 1–632.01. Continuation of personnel rules and regulations - (a) All personnel rules and regulations, issued under appropriate authority...

§ 1–632.02. Specific supersession of existing laws and agreements - (a) The following provisions of Title 5 of the United...

§ 1–632.03. Police officers and fire fighters appointed after the date this chapter becomes effective - (a) The following provisions shall not apply to police officers...

§ 1–632.06. Express retention of certain District of Columbia laws - The express provisions of the following District of Columbia laws...

§ 1–632.07. Miscellaneous provisions - (a) Commissioner’s Order No. 70-229 (Organization Order No. 25), June...

§ 1–632.08. Rules of construction - In accordance with the express terms of this chapter, the...

Subchapter XXXIII - Appropriations

§ 1–633.01. Authorization of appropriations - Appropriations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter...

Subchapter XXXIV - Annual Report. [Repealed]

§ 1–634.01. Annual report. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(aa), 45...

Subchapter XXXV - Separability

§ 1–635.01. Separability - Should any provision of this chapter be declared unconstitutional, invalid...

Subchapter XXXVI - Effective Date Provisions; Implementation Task Force

§ 1–636.02. Effective date provisions - (a) The provisions of subchapters IX (except §§ 1-609.04, 1-609.07,...

§ 1–636.03. Implementation Task Force - (a) There is hereby established a Task Force on the...

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