In any twenty-four (24)-month employment period, an eligible employee of a covered employer may take job-protected, unpaid leave, or paid leave if the employee has earned or accrued the paid leave, for sixteen (16) workweeks for medical leave purposes and sixteen (16) workweeks for family leave purposes. The medical leave and family leave taken by the employee must meet the standards set forth in §§ 1605 and 1606, respectively, and any other applicable provisions in this chapter.
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit an employer and an employee with a serious health condition from mutually agreeing to alternative employment for the employee throughout the duration of the serious health condition of the employee. A period of alternative employment shall not be considered use of medical leave under the DCFMLA and shall not cause a reduction in the amount of family or medical leave to which the employee is entitled under this chapter.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 4, r. 4-1604