D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 4, r. 4-508

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 4-508 - FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES GUIDELINES

508.1

Family responsibilities are not job-related and shall be impermissible considerations for employment decisions. The fact that an employee or applicant has to support a person or persons in a dependent relationship, irrespective of the age of the individual in the dependent relationship or the reasons for the dependency, shall not be used as a reason to fail to hire the applicant or fail to retain or promote the employee, nor shall that fact be otherwise used to discriminate against the employee or applicant with respect to the terms and conditions of employment.

508.2

A dependent relationship includes the relationship of a caregiver who:

(a) Contributes to the ongoing support and care of a child for whom the employee or applicant assumes parental responsibility; or

(b) Contributes to the ongoing support and care of an individual who is related by blood, legal custody, or marriage; or

(c) Contributes to the ongoing support and care of a person with whom the employee or applicant shares a residence and maintains a domestic partnership as defined in D.C. Official Code § 32 -701(4).

508.3 An employee or applicant who is a caregiver for a person in a dependent relationship is entitled to equal treatment in the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, including those benefits listed in § 506.1.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 4, r. 4-508

Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 006029 (July 31, 2009)