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Article Index » d.c.: 10 Most Recent Articles Report Link District of Columbia Human Rights Act Held to Cover Non-D.C. Employees.Jackson Lewis LLP - November 19, 2009 Washington D.C.’s highest local court has pushed application of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (“DCHRA”) well beyond the District’s geographic borders by including under the Act’s protection employees who had never applied for a job or worked within the District. Monteilh v. AFSCME, AFL-CIO, No. 06-CV-1155 (D.C. Sept. 17, 2009). Additionally, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has made District-based employer decisions, including recommendations and approvals, about employees outside the District, potential bases for extraterritorial application of DCHRA’s protections. Report Link Court of Appeals Expands Reach of D.C. Anti-Discrimination Law to Applicants and Employees Outside of D.C.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - November 10, 2009 The District of Columbia Court of Appeals, in Monteilh v. AFSCME, AFL-CIO, 107 FEP Cases 561 (D.C. 2009), recently held that employees located outside of the District may bring claims under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (DCHRA). The court of appeals determined that, regardless of where the affected employee works, so long as the discriminatory decision is made in the District of Columbia, the DCHRA applies. The decision likewise applies to prospective employees. Report Link District of Columbia Employers Must Provide Paid Sick Leave Beginning November 13, 2008.Ford & Harrison LLP - September 12, 2008 Beginning November 13, 2008, employers in the District of Columbia will be required to provide paid sick leave benefits to employees. The Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008 requires employers to provide paid sick leave for illnesses and medical appointments and “safe leave” for absences related to incidents of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Report Link D.C. Passes the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - June 02, 2008 Washington, D.C. has become the second city, after San Francisco, to pass a law that requires employers to provide paid sick leave to all employees. After significant amendment including input from the employer community, the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008 was passed by the D.C. Council in March. Following approval by Mayor Adrian Fenty and a 30-day review process by Congress, the Act was approved on May 13, 2008. Effective November 13, 2008, mandatory sick leave provisions will apply to even the smallest employers. Report Link Washington, D.C.'s Paid Sick Leave Law Advances.Jackson Lewis LLP - May 08, 2008 New Washington, D.C., legislation providing mandatory sick leave to all employees in the District has passed Congressional review. The D.C. Council, which transmitted the Act to Congress on April 1, 2008, expects the “Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008” to become law on May 13, 2008, and its provision to go into effect six months later. Report Link District of Columbia Mandates Higher Minimum Wage for Security Guards.Jackson Lewis LLP - April 28, 2008 The District of Columbia Minimum Wage Act has been amended by the “Enhanced Professional Security Amendment of 2008” (EPSA) to establish a higher minimum wage for security guards working in office buildings in the District of Columbia. The EPSA mandates a minimum level of benefits as well. The minimum wage is $11.51 per hour, plus $3.16 in fringe benefits. The new wage and benefits rates are effective March 17, 2008. Report Link District of Columbia Council Passes Sick Leave Legislation.Baker Hostetler LLP - April 11, 2008 Recently, the District of Columbia City Council passed legislation requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to District of Columbia employees for illness and absences associated with domestic violence or sexual abuse. With the passage of the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act, the District becomes the second municipality to require paid sick leave for employees, including public employees employed by the City. Report Link Nursing Women Now Protected Under D.C. Human Right Law.Jackson Lewis LLP - March 14, 2008 As a result of a recent amendment to the D.C. Human Rights Act, women in the District of Columbia now have the right to breastfeed anywhere they have the right to be with their children, regardless of whether that location is public or private. The “Child’s Right to Nurse Human Rights Amendment Act of 2007” amends the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977 to prohibit discrimination against breastfeeding women, including it as a form of “discrimination on the basis of sex.” Report Link Washington, D.C., Council Passes New Paid Sick Leave Law.Jackson Lewis LLP - March 14, 2008 The City Council in Washington, D.C., has mandated that employers offer paid sick leave to all employees in the District. The Council unanimously approved the legislation, called the “Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2007,” on March 4, 2008. Report Link Living wage proposal on the table (pdf).Ogletree Deakins - September 12, 2006 Mayoral candidates pushing legislation.
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