District of Columbia Living Wage Act Poster

THE LIVING WAGE ACT OF 2006	  	
D.C. Code §§ 2	-220.01	 – 2-220	.11	 	
Recipients of contracts or government assistance shall pay affiliated employees and subcontractors who perform 	
services under the contracts no less than the current living wage.	  	
Effective January 1, 202	2 until June 30, 202	2, the living wage rate is $1	5.	50 	per hour.	 	
Effective July 1, 202	2, the District’s Minimum Wage 	and Living Wage 	will increase 	to 	
$16.10	.  	
The requirement to pay a living wage applies to:	 	
▪ 	All recipients of contracts in the 	amount of $100,000 or more, and	 all subcontractors 	that receive	 	
$15,000 or more from the funds received by the recipient fro	m the District of Columbia, and	 	
▪ 	All recipients of government assistance in	 the amount of $100,000	 or more, and	 all subcontractors of 	
these recipients 	that 	receiv	e $50,000 or more 	from the	 government assistance	 received 	by the	 	
recipient 	from the District of Columbia.	 	
“Contract	” means a written agreement between a recipient and the District 	government.	 	
“Government assistance	” means a grant, loan	, or tax increment financing that result in a financial benefit 	
from an agency, commission, instrumentality, or other entity of the District government.	 	
“Affiliated employee	” means any individual emplo	yed by a recipient who received compensation directly 	
from government assistance or a contract with the District of Columbia government, including 	employees of 	
the District of Columbia, 	any employee of a contractor or subcontractor of a recipient who perfo	rms 	
services pursuant to government assistance or contract. 	 The term “affiliated employee” does not include 	
those individuals who perform only intermittent or incidental services with respect to the contract or 
government assistance or who are otherwise e	mployed by the contractor, recipient	, or subcontractor.	 	
 
Certain e	xemptions	 apply	: 1) 	Contracts or agreements 	subject to wage determinations required by federal law 	
which are higher tha	n the wage required by this Act;	 2) Existing and future collecting barg	aining agreements, 	
provided that the future agreement result	s in employees being paid no less than the current living wage; 3) 	
contracts 	for electricity, telephone, water , sewer 	performed	 by regulated utilit	ies	; 4) contracts for services needed 	
immediately to prevent or respond to a disast	er or immin	ent threat declared by the Mayor; 	5) contracts awarded to 	
recipients that p	rovide trainees with 	services	, including but not limited to case management and job readiness	 	
services, 	provided the trainee 	does not replace employees; 	6) employees under 22 years of age employed during a 	
school vacation period, or enrolled as a full	-time student who works less than 25 hours per week; 	7) tenants or 	
retail establishments that occupy property constructed or impro	ved by government assistance, provided there is no 	
receipt of direct District government assistance; 	8) employees of nonprofit organizations that employ not more 	
than 50 individuals and qualify 	for	 501(c)(3) status; 	9) Medicaid provider agreements for dire	ct care services to 	
Medicaid recipients	, provided, that the direct care service is not provided through a home care agency, a 	
community residence facility, or a group home for persons with intellectual disabilities as those terms are defined 
in section 2 o	f the Health	-Care and Community Residence Facility, Hospice, and Home Care Licensure Act of 	
1983; D.C. Official Code § 44	-501	; and 	10	) contracts or agreements between managed care organizations and the 	
Health Care Safety Net Administration or the Medicaid 	Assistance Administration to provide health services.	  	
 
Home Care Final Rule:	 The Department of Labor extended	 overtime protections to home care workers and 	
workers who provide companionship services	.  Employers within this industry are now subject to reco	rdkeeping 	
provisions.	  See 	29 CFR 	Part 	552	.  	
 
Each recipient and subcontractor of a recipient shall provide this notice to each affiliate	d employee covered by this notice, and 	
shall also post this notice in a conspicuous site in 	its place of business.	 All recipients and subcontractors shall retain payroll 	
records created and maintained in the regular course of business under District of Colu	mbia law for a period of at least 3 years.	 	
 
To file a claim	, visit: Department of Employment Services , Office of Wage	-Hour, 	400 Virginia 	Avenue, 	SW	, 4th Floor	, 	
Washington, D.C. 200	24; call: (202) 671	-1880; or file your claim on	-line: does.dc.gov. Go to “File a Claim” tab.