Revisions to the District of Columbia’s Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act (“the Act”) adopted last February have become fully effective following the District’s adoption of a 2015 budget. The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES) has published a revised “Official Notice” that must be posted in affected workplaces across the District of Columbia. The revisions accelerate workers’ ability to take paid sick leave from one year to 90 days after starting work, allow former temporary workers to claim credit for time worked with their employer on a trial basis, and require employers to reinstate accrued leave banks for individuals who transfer to work locations outside the District and return within one year. The new law also extends paid sick and safe leave benefits to both temporary workers and tipped employees not covered in the original 2008 legislation. (Littler published an ASAP describing the new legislation soon after the D.C. Council adopted revisions to the law, which is accessible here.)
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