{"id":"DUT-DC-011","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"District of Columbia","state":"DC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Council of the District of Columbia (temporary act approved by Mayor Muriel Bowser; Congressional review completed)","authority":"D.C. Home Rule Act sec. 602(c)(1), D.C. Code sec. 1-206.02(c)(1); Title I, Protecting Businesses and Workers from COVID-19","instrument":"D.C. Law 23-168, Protecting Businesses and Workers from COVID-19 Temporary Amendment Act of 2020, Title I, secs. 101-104","title":"Protecting Businesses and Workers from COVID-19 Temporary Amendment Act of 2020","dateIssued":"2020-10-28","effective":"2020-12-23; employer duty \u0027Beginning 7 days after the effective date of this title and during the public health emergency\u0027","end":"\u0027This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect\u0027 (Aug. 5, 2021); superseded in substance by D.C. Law 24-6 from May 13, 2021 (Ex. DUT-DC-014)","startDate":"2020-12-23","endDate":"2021-08-05","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","MASK","DUTY","COND"],"addressees":["employers (every employer in the District)"],"clause":"Beginning 7 days after the effective date of this title and during the public health emergency, employers in the District shall adopt and implement social distancing and worker protection policies to prevent transmission of COVID-19 in the workplace that adhere to the requirements of Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-080, or subsequent Mayor\u0027s Order.","enforcement":"Administrative penalties up to $50 per violation per employee per day (sec. 102) and $500 per violation (sec. 103); Attorney General civil action for penalties, lost wages, equitable relief and fees","functions":[],"notes":"Re-enacted on a 225-day temporary basis the employer command of D.C. Act 23-384: policies adhering to Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-080 and every subsequent Mayor\u0027s Order, the anti-retaliation protections and the Mayor\u0027s and Attorney General\u0027s enforcement powers.","sourceUrl":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/laws/23-168","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20240524153838/https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/laws/23-168","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":189267,"grade":"primary","character":"covid_workplace_rule","description":"","collection":"DUT-DC","url":"/library/DUT-DC-011","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-DC-011","citation":"Council of the District of Columbia (temporary act approved by Mayor Muriel Bowser; Congressional review completed), D.C. Law 23-168, Protecting Businesses and Workers from COVID-19 Temporary Amendment Act of 2020, Title I, secs. 101-104 (Oct. 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-DC-011)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":["DUT-DC-014","DUT-DC-010"]}