(a) This chapter shall apply to the following employees, except persons employed less than 15 hours per week and except persons employed in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity as defined by the Secretary of Labor under § 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 213(a)(1)) or required by District of Columbia law in effect on April 26, 1994, to possess an occupational license:
(1) Employees hired by a contractor as food service workers in a hotel, restaurant, cafeteria, apartment building, hospital, nursing care facility, or similar establishment;
(2) Employees hired by a contractor to perform janitorial or building maintenance services in an office building, institution, or similar establishment;
(3) Nonprofessional employees hired by a contractor to perform health care or related support services in a hospital, nursing care facility, or similar establishment; and
(4) Employees hired by a contractor to perform security services in an office building, institution, or similar establishment; provided, that special police officers who are armed, and employees hired by a contractor to perform security services for the Board of Education or a public charter school shall not be included.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter “contractor” includes a subcontractor and means an individual or company that employs 25 or more persons.
CREDIT(S)
(Apr. 26, 1994, D.C. Law 10-105, § 2, 41 DCR 1011; June 8, 2006, D.C. Law 16-118, § 402, 53 DCR 2602; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 114, 56 DCR 1117.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 36-1501.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-118 added par. (a)(4).
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction in the punctuation in subsecs. (a)(1), (2), and (3).
Legislative History of Laws
Law 10-105, the “Displaced Workers Protection Act of 1994,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 10-307, which was referred to the Committee on Labor. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on January 4, 1994, and February 1, 1994, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on February 17, 1994, it was assigned Act No. 10-193 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 10-105 became effective on April 26, 1994.
For Law 16-118, see notes following § 32-751.
Law 17-353, the “Technical Amendments Act of 2008”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 17-994 which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 2, 2008, and December 16, 2008, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 15, 2009, it was assigned Act No. 17-687 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 17-353 became effective on March 25, 2009.
Miscellaneous Notes
Mayor authorized to issue rules: Section 5 of D.C. Law 10-105 provided that the Mayor shall promulgate rules to implement this chapter.