D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-B1502

Current through Register Vol. 72, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Rule 8-B1502 - EMPLOYEE RIGHTS

1502.1

Employees enjoy the protections established in this chapter. No employee subject to this chapter may be reprimanded, suspended, demoted, or removed without cause, as defined in this chapter.

1502.2

Employees who are subject to a recognized labor agreement enjoy the benefits of their collective bargaining agreement. Conflicts between such agreements and this chapter will be resolved as follows:

(a) The provisions of any labor agreement shall be construed to give effect to the provisions of this chapter;

(b) Where a specific provision of a labor agreement cannot be reconciled with a specific provision of this chapter, the labor agreement shall control with respect to that provisions.

1502.3

Disciplinary actions taken against employees are subject to the following limitations:

(a) A disciplinary action must be commenced no more than ninety (90) days after the agency or personnel authority knew or should have known of the performance or conduct supporting the action;

(b) When there is an investigation involving facts or circumstances germane to the performance or conduct supporting a disciplinary action, the time limit established in paragraph (a) will be delayed or suspended pending:

(1) Any criminal investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department or any other law enforcement agency with jurisdiction within the United States, the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, or the Office of the Attorney General; or

(2) Any investigation by the Office of the Inspector General, the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, the Office of Police Complaints, or the University Office of the General Counsel.

(c) The time limits imposed in paragraph (a) may be suspended by the Vice President of Human Resources or designee for good cause and will be suspended pending any related investigation by the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-B1502

Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 12703 (12/15/2017)