While we are heartened by the recent flurry of worker protection laws passed in DC, we know that to really help workers, these laws need to be enforced. Thousands of low-wage District workers experience wage theft each year when they are paid less than minimum wage or otherwise paid less than they are owed. Even worse is how workers who speak out against these violations are retaliated against or face administrative delays by understaffed DC government agencies.
The Department of Employment Services, the Office of Human Rights and the Office of Risk Management are the agencies that are tasked with enforcing DC’s labor laws, but without sufficient funding, they will not be able to hold employers accountable. Our recommendations for DC’s budget include increased funding to staff these agencies. We also are asking for funding for two laws which would protect pregnant and unemployed workers from workplace discrimination, but which will not go into effect unless they are allocated funds.
Will you send an email to the DC Councilmembers asking them to allocate $3 million in the FY16 budget for implementation of workplace justice laws?
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Tell the DC Council to Support Workplace Justice
Tell the DC Council to Support Workplace Justice
While we are heartened by the recent flurry of worker protection laws passed in DC, we know that to really help workers, these laws need to be enforced. Thousands of low-wage District workers experience wage theft each year when they are paid less than minimum wage or otherwise paid less than they are owed. Even worse is how workers who speak out against these violations are retaliated against or face administrative delays by understaffed DC government agencies.
The Department of Employment Services, the Office of Human Rights and the Office of Risk Management are the agencies that are tasked with enforcing DC’s labor laws, but without sufficient funding, they will not be able to hold employers accountable. Our recommendations for DC’s budget include increased funding to staff these agencies. We also are asking for funding for two laws which would protect pregnant and unemployed workers from workplace discrimination, but which will not go into effect unless they are allocated funds.
Will you send an email to the DC Councilmembers asking them to allocate $3 million in the FY16 budget for implementation of workplace justice laws?
In order to address your message to the appropriate recipient, we need to identify where you are.
Please look up and use your full nine-digit zip for the best results.
Please enter your zip/postal code:
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