DC has not enacted a citywide predictable-scheduling law, but employers must maintain detailed time records, follow accrued sick and safe leave rules, and post DOES wage-hour notices in every workplace.
Unlike Seattle or San Francisco, DC has not passed a fair workweek statute. However, the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act (DC Code 32-131) requires sick leave accrual based on hours worked, and the DC wage-hour rules (DC Code 32-1008) require employers to maintain three years of timekeeping records, including start and end times, hours worked, and overtime. Employers must give written wage notices at hire under the Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act, and DC's tipped-worker reforms add itemized tip and pay records. DOES enforces compliance through audits.
Recordkeeping failures and wage-notice violations trigger DOES civil penalties, presumptions favoring the employee in wage disputes, and citations enforceable in DC Superior Court.
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