D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 7. EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS |
Chapter 7-32. ACCRUED SICK AND SAFE LEAVE |
Section 7-3201. PROVISION OF PAID LEAVE; AMOUNT OF PAID LEAVE
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3201.1 An employee shall begin to accrue paid leave pursuant to the Act and this Chapter on the date the individual qualifies as an employee provided, that accrual shall not commence prior to November 13, 2008.
3201.2 An employer employing one hundred (100) or more employees in the District of Columbia shall provide each employee not less than one (1) hour of paid leave for each thirty-seven (37) hours worked, not to exceed seven (7) days of paid leave per calendar year.
3201.3 An employer employing from twenty-five (25) to ninety-nine (99) employees in the District of Columbia shall provide each employee with not less than one (1) hour paid leave for every forty-three (43) hours worked, not to exceed five (5) days of paid leave per calendar year.
3201.4 An employer employing twenty-four (24) or fewer employees in the District of Columbia shall provide not less than one (1) hour of paid leave for every eighty-seven (87) hours worked, not to exceed three (3) days of paid leave per calendar year.
3201.5 For purposes of subsections 3201.2- 3201.4, the number of employees employed by an employer shall be average number of monthly full-time equivalent employees it employed in a preceding calendar year. This number shall be computed by adding the total number of full-time equivalent employees employed in the District of Columbia at the beginning of each month of the preceding calendar year and dividing by 12.
3201.6 The employment location of an employee shall be determined in accordance with the definition of the term “employee.”