{"id":"DUT-DC-014","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, Workplace Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic","instrument":"D.C. Law 24-6, Workplace Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Temporary Amendment Act of 2021, Title I, secs. 101-106","title":"Workplace Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Temporary Amendment Act of 2021","dateIssued":"2021-03-17","effective":"2021-05-13","end":"\u0027This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect\u0027 (Dec. 24, 2021); the sec. 102 duty runs \u0027During the public health emergency\u0027, defined as \u0027the COVID-19 public health emergency declared on March 11, 2020, pursuant to Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-045, and all subsequent extensions\u0027","startDate":"2021-05-13","endDate":"2021-12-24","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","MASK","DUTY","COND"],"addressees":["employers (every employer in the District)"],"clause":"During the public health emergency, employers in the District shall adopt and implement social distancing and workplace protection policies to prevent transmission of COVID-19 in the workplace in accordance with the requirements of all applicable Mayor\u0027s Orders.","enforcement":"Attorney General investigation, subpoena and civil action (sec. 105); private right of action in the Superior Court within one year for reasonable attorneys\u0027 fees and costs, lost wages and benefits and equitable relief (sec. 106)","functions":[],"notes":"Continued on a 225-day temporary basis the employer command of D.C. Act 24-26: policies \u0027in accordance with the requirements of all applicable Mayor\u0027s Orders\u0027; protection of employees for \u0027workplace health and safety practices related to COVID-19\u0027, defined by reference to \u0027federal or District law or regulations or Mayor\u0027s Orders, a standard issued by OSHA, or a recommendation by the CDC or WHO intended to make the transmission of COVID-19 between persons less likely\u0027; Attorney General enforcement and a private right of action.","sourceUrl":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/laws/24-6","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":257230,"grade":"primary","character":"covid_workplace_rule","description":"","collection":"DUT-DC","url":"/library/DUT-DC-014","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-DC-014","citation":"Council of the District of Columbia (temporary act approved by Mayor Muriel Bowser; Congressional review completed), D.C. Law 24-6, Workplace Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Temporary Amendment Act of 2021, Title I, secs. 101-106 (Mar. 17, 2021) (Ex. DUT-DC-014)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":["DUT-DC-010","DUT-DC-011","DUT-DC-012","DC-021","DC-022","DUT-DC-009","DUT-DC-018"]}