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Division V - LOCAL BUSINESS AFFAIRSTitle 32 - LABORChapter 13 - WAGES AND WORKPLACE FRAUD
Subchapter I - PAYMENT AND COLLECTION OF WAGES
Section 32-1304 - Unconditional payment of wages conceded to be due

D.C. Code § 32-1304

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Current through codified legislation effective April 10, 2024
Section 32-1304 - Unconditional payment of wages conceded to be due

In case of a bona fide dispute concerning the amount of wages due, the employer shall give written notice to the employee of the amount of wages which he concedes to be due, and shall pay such amount, without condition, within the time required by §§ 32-1302 and 32-1303; provided, however, that acceptance by the employee of any payment made hereunder shall not constitute a release as to the balance of his claim. The employee or Mayor shall be able to pursue any such balance of unpaid wages and related damages, interest, costs, and penalties.

D.C. Code § 32-1304

Aug. 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 977, ch. 924, § 4; Mar. 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-81, § 48, 45 DCR 745; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-157, § 2(c), 61 DCR 10157.

Applicability of D.C. Law 20-157: Section 7 of D.C. Law 20-157 provided that the act shall apply as of October 1, 2014, and that the act shall apply to violations occurring after October 1, 2014.