D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B1280

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 44, November 1, 2024

Rule 6-B1280 - PARENTAL LEAVE

1280.1

District government employees are covered by the provisions of the Parental Leave Act (Act), effective August 17, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-146; D.C. Official Code §§ 32-1201, et seq. (2010 Repl.)). Regulations on the Act, adopted by the Office of Human Rights, are contained in Chapter 17, Parental Leave, of title 4 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.

1280.2

An employee who is a parent shall be entitled to a total of twenty four (24) hours leave during any twelve (12)-month period to attend or participate in school-related events of his or her child.

1280.3

An employer may deny the leave only if the granting of it would disrupt the employer's business and make the achievement of production or service delivery unusually difficult.

1280.4

For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed:

(a)

Parent -

the natural mother or father of a child;

(b) a person who has legal custody of a child;

(c) a person who acts as a guardian of a child regardless of whether he or she has been appointed legally as such;

(d) an aunt, uncle, or grandparent of a child; or

(e) a person who is married to, or in a domestic partnership with a person listed in categories (a) through (d) of this definition.

School-related event - an activity sponsored by either a school or an associated organization such as a parent-teacher association. A school-related event includes: a student performance such as a concert, play, or rehearsal; the sporting game of a school team or practice; a meeting with a teacher or counselor; or any similar type of activity. A school-related event shall involve the parent's child directly either as participant or subject but not as a spectator.

1280.5

The parental leave described in subsection 1280.2 of this section may consist of unpaid leave unless the parent elects to use any paid family, vacation, personal, compensatory, or leave bank leave that has been provided by the employer.

1280.6

Eligible employees shall notify the employer of the desire for leave to attend a school-related event at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the event, unless the need to attend the school-related event cannot be reasonably foreseen.

1280.7

Employers shall post and maintain in a conspicuous place, a notice that sets forth excerpts from or summaries of the pertinent provisions of the Act and information that pertains to the filing of a complaint under the Act.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B1280

Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 11538(November 30, 2007); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2690, 2708 (April 6, 2012)

Section 1280 is formerly entitled, "Recording of Hours of Work, Leave, and Local Holidays." Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2690 (April 6, 2012) renamed the section, "Parental Leave."

Authority: The Director of the D.C. Department of Human Resources, with the concurrence of the City Administrator, pursuant to Mayor's Order 2008-92, dated June 26, 2008, and in accordance with Title XII of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (CMPA), effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-612.11 (2006 Repl.)).