Section 32-531.06 - Effect on existing employment benefits(a) This subchapter shall not diminish the obligation of an employer to comply with any contract, collective bargaining agreement, or any employment benefit program or plan that provides greater paid leave rights to employees than the rights established under this subchapter.(b) The paid leave requirements under this subchapter shall not be waived for less than 3 paid leave days per calendar year by the written terms of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement; provided, that the paid leave requirements under this subchapter shall not apply to any employee in the building and construction industry covered by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement that expressly waives the requirements in clear and unambiguous terms.May 13, 2008, D.C. Law 17-152, § 7, 55 DCR 3452; Feb. 22, 2014, D.C. Law 20-89, § 2(c), 61 DCR 317; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-157, § 4(a), 61 DCR 10157; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 2092(b), 63 DCR 10775.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.
Section 3 of D.C. Law 20-89 was repealed by D.C. Law 20-155, § 7003, effective Feb. 26, 2015.
Applicability of D.C. Law 20-89: Section 3 of D.C. Law 20-89 provided that the act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register.