D.C.

The District of Columbia is poised to implement sweeping new amendments to the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008. The amendment, entitled the Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013 (the "Act"), has been signed by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and is projected to take effect at the end of F

The District of Columbia’s minimum wage will increase to $11.50 per hour, from $8.25 per hour, by July 2016 under the D.C. Minimum Wage Amendment Act (“MWAA”), signed into law by District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray.

In the first change since 2010, the wage rate required by the Washington D.C. Living Wage Act has been increased to $13.40 per hour. The increase is retroactive to January 2013.

On September 12, 2013, District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Grey vetoed the "Large Retailer Accountability Act of 2013," which was passed by the D.C. Council in an 8-5 vote on July 10, 2013.

The District of Columbia City Council and Mayor Vincent Gray have enacted a first-of-its-kind law protecting jobless individuals from discrimination in the hiring process. The new law prohibits employers and employment agencies from discriminating against potential employees based on their status as

The first law in the nation to prohibit discrimination against job applicants who are unemployed has been enacted in the District of Columbia.

The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES) has issued its long-awaited poster under the D.C. Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act (SSLA). The poster comes four months after the agency issued final rules under the D.C. paid leave law, which was passed in 2008.