Section 6-B1619. ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE DURING NOTICE PERIODS

1619.1Following the issuance of a notice of proposed corrective or adverse action pursuant to § 1618 of this chapter, an agency head, at his or her discretion, may place the employee on administrative leave pending a final determination in accordance with this section.

1619.2Except as provided in §§ 1619.3 and 1619.4, an agency may place an employee on administrative leave for no more than ninety (90) calendar days.

1619.3Prior to the expiration of the limit in § 1619.2 the agency head may make a written request for an extension of time to the personnel authority.

1619.4The personnel authority may approve extensions of time in increments of no more than thirty (30) days when:

(a)Returning the employee to duty would undermine the integrity of District government operations, threaten the safety of employees, or threaten the health, safety or welfare of the public; or

(b)The agency has been diligently pursuing a final decision and the delay is due to circumstances beyond the agency’s control.

1619.5When the time limits prescribed by this section are exhausted, the employee shall be returned to full duty pending a final agency decision.

 

authority

Mayor’s Order 2008-92, dated June 26, 2008, and Sections 404 and 1651 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-604.04, and 1-616.51 et seq. (2014 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 7094 (September 1, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7951 (August 13, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 1775 (February 22, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 1265 (February 5, 2016).