D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 7. EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS |
Chapter 7-9. WAGE-HOUR RULES |
Section 7-914. COLLECTION OF UNPAID WAGES
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914.1Any employer who fails to pay the wages required by this Chapter shall pay to the Office of Wage-Hour, Department of Employment Services, an amount equal to the unpaid wages, which amount shall be distributed by the Office of Wage-Hour to employees due said unpaid wages.
914.2Unpaid wages which cannot be paid due to the inability to locate employees or refusal of employees to accept said unpaid wages shall escheat to the District of Columbia Government in accordance with D.C. Code, Sections 42-201-242.
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Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 187 (January 14, 1994).