Tag: Washington DC

D.C. Council approves bill providing paid family leave

By Kate McGovern Tornone Dec 21, 2016 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Dec 21, 2016

The District of Columbia Council approved a bill on December 20 requiring employers to give workers eight weeks’ paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child. Employers will pay for the leave through a payroll tax. In addition to the eight weeks of parental leave, the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act […]

Push for paid family leave gets boost from Washington, D.C., proposal

By Tammy Binford Oct 7, 2015 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Oct 7, 2015

A bill under consideration in the Washington, D.C., City Council would give most workers in the city the most generous paid family leave allowance in the country. The bill, introduced October 5, comes amid a push by President Barack Obama and Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to encourage states and cities to adopt paid leave laws. […]

Washington, D.C., closer to $11.50-per-hour minimum wage

By Tammy Binford Dec 18, 2013 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Dec 18, 2013

The Washington, D.C., City Council on December 17 unanimously approved raising the city’s minimum wage to $11.50 an hour by 2016. The minimum wage then would be indexed for inflation. The current minimum wage for hourly workers in Washington, D.C., is $8.25 an hour, a dollar higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an […]