D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B1137

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

Rule 6-B1137 - ON-CALL PAY

1137.1

On-call pay shall not be paid unless specifically authorized by this section.

1137.2

An agency may designate positions for which on-call pay may be authorized, if both of the following conditions are met:

(a) The work involved in the position is vital to:

(1) Continuity of public health and human services;

(2) Public safety and law enforcement;

(3) Emergency management services and emergency medical services; or

(4) Other crucial operations such as snow removal, debris removal, transportation, shelter operation, food distribution, and communication; and

(b) The work of the position requires the incumbent, when otherwise off duty, to be available to report for work on short notice, within a maximum of one (1) hour or such lesser time as the agency deems warranted by the nature of the position.

1137.4

For an employee to be eligible to receive on-call pay, all of the following conditions must be met:

(a) He or she must occupy a position for which on-call pay has been authorized pursuant to § 1137.2;

(b) The agency must have placed the on-call time on the employee's official work schedule on a holiday or outside the employee's scheduled tour of duty;

(c) The employee must be required to be in a state of readiness to perform work; and

(d) When called in, the employee must be able to report for work within the time frame established by the agency pursuant to § 1137.2(b).

1137.5

While in an on-call status, an employee shall be entitled to pay at a rate equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of his or her rate of basic pay, payable on an hour-for-hour basis, in increments of one-quarter (1/4) of an hour for each fifteen (15) minutes and portion thereof in excess of fifteen (15) minutes.

1137.6

When an employee who is in an on-call status is called and performs work, the employee shall be credited with a minimum of thirty (30) minutes of work time. Such employees will be considered in a payable work status, inclusive of the minimum time needed for traveling to and from the directed worksite.

1137.7

On-call pay may not be provided nor may an employee be placed in an on-call status while on paid leave.

1137.8

On-call pay shall not be considered basic pay for any purpose except for computing overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B1137

Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 934 (February 4, 2005); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 10387 (8/12/2022)