Section 32-162 - Public awareness campaign and violation tip line(a)(1) No later than 180 days after the date this section becomes applicable, the Mayor shall launch a public-education campaign to raise awareness and educate the public about the rights of tipped workers pursuant to the Minimum Wage Act Revision Act of 1992, effective March 25, 1993 (D.C. Law 9-248; D.C. Official Code § 32-1001et seq.), An Act To provide for the payment and collection of wages in the District of Columbia, approved August 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 976; D.C. Official Code § 32-1301et seq.), and the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008, effective May 13, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-152; D.C. Official Code § 32-531.01et seq.).(2) The campaign shall include the preparation of written materials, available in concise physical format, that state in plain language the rights of tipped workers under the laws identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection.(3) The campaign shall place particular emphasis on communities that are most at risk for wage and labor violations and shall publicize resources available to tipped workers to protect against wage theft.(4) The Mayor shall distribute such materials to all workplaces that employ employees paid pursuant to section 4(f) of the Minimum Wage Act Revision Act of 1992, effective March 25, 1993 (D.C. Law 9-248; D.C. Official Code § 32-1003(f) ), and employers shall distribute the materials to all employees.(5) The campaign shall comply with the Language Access Act of 2004, effective June 19, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-167; D.C. Official Code § 2-1931et seq.).(6) All materials prepared and distributed in accordance with this subsection must contain a telephone number and internet website address for the Department of Employment Services and the Office of the Attorney General where an employee can obtain additional information about the employee's workplace rights or file a complaint.(b)(1) The Mayor shall create a reporting system that permits the public to report violations of the Living Wage Act of 2006, effective June 8, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-118; D.C. Official Code § 2-220.01et seq.), the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008, effective May 13, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-152; D.C. Official Code § 32-531.01et seq.), the Minimum Wage Act Revision Act of 1992, effective March 25, 1993 (D.C. Law 9-248; D.C. Official Code § 32-1001et seq.), and An Act To provide for the payment and collection of wages in the District of Columbia, approved August 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 976; D.C. Official Code § 32-1301et seq.).(2) The reporting system shall:(A) Be accessible to the public by the Internet and telephone 24 hours each day and 7 days each week for the entire calendar year;(B) For the telephone component:(i) Have live staff available to take complaints, answer basic questions, and provide resources during business hours; and(ii) During non-business hours, have a voice-messaging system available on which an individual may leave his or her contact information so that his or her message can be returned;(B-i)For the Internet component:(i) Be user-friendly, including the ability to be accessed and viewed via mobile devices such as smartphones, to enable an employee to easily report an alleged violation of the laws identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection; and(ii) Include video tutorials on how to report alleged violations of the laws identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection;(C) Comply with the Language Access Act of 2004, effective June 19, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-167; D.C. Official Code § 2-1931et seq.), and(D) Allow for anonymous reporting.(3) The Mayor shall review all reports collected on the reporting system on a weekly basis.(4) The Mayor may investigate whether violations reported through the reporting system established by this subsection have occurred.Added by D.C. Law 22-196,§ 4, 65 DCR 12049, eff. 12/13/2018.