D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, r. 7-1001
All recipients of District of Columbia government contracts in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more, and all recipients of government assistance in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more, shall pay to their affiliated employees, at minimum, the living wage required by the Act. The living wage shall be paid for the duration of the contract or government assistance.
The living wage shall be paid to employees of the District of Columbia government commencing March 1, 2006, unless the employee's wage is established by a collective bargaining agreement, federal law, or grant, in which case the wage established by the collective bargaining agreement, federal law, or grant shall continue for such time as the collective bargaining agreement, law, or grant remains in effect.
Subcontractors who receive fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or more from contractors whose contracts are subject to the Act shall pay their affiliated employees, at minimum, the living wage required by the Act.
Subcontractors who receive fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more from recipients of District of Columbia government assistance funds shall pay their affiliated employees, at minimum, the living wage required by the Act.
Subcontractors of exempt contractors or exempt recipients shall be exempt from the requirements of the Act.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, r. 7-1001