Code of the District of Columbia

§ 32–1051.03. Prohibited acts.

It shall be a violation of this chapter for a covered employer to:

(1) Fail to provide a minimum work week as required by this chapter or a regulation issue pursuant to this chapter;

(2) Discharge, threaten, penalize, or in any other manner discriminate or retaliate against a covered employee because the covered employee has:

(A) Made, or is believed to have made, a complaint to the covered employer, the Mayor, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, a federal employee, or District government employee that the covered employer has engaged in conduct that the covered employee, reasonably and in good faith, believes violates this chapter or a regulation issued pursuant to this chapter;

(B) Instituted, or will institute, a proceeding alleging a violation of this chapter;

(C) Provided information related to a possible violation of this chapter to the Mayor, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, or a federal or District government employee;

(D) Testified, or will testify, in an investigation or proceeding being conducted pursuant to this chapter; or

(E) Exercised any other right protected by this chapter; or

(3) Hinder the Mayor in the enforcement of this chapter, including by failing to:

(A) Admit the Mayor to a covered location;

(B) Make available any record required to be made or retained by this chapter; or

(C) Post a summary or copy of this chapter and of any applicable regulation, as required by § 32-1051.04.