§ 20-919 Notice of rights.
AC § 20-919
a.
1.An employer shall provide an employee with written notice of such employee's right to safe/sick time pursuant to this chapter, including the calendar year of the employer, the right to be free from retaliation and to file a complaint with the department, and any other information the commissioner deems appropriate. Such notice shall be in English and the primary language spoken by that employee, provided that the department has made available a translation of such notice in such language pursuant to subdivision b of this section. Such notice shall also be conspicuously posted at an employer's place of business in an area accessible to employees.
2.Such notice shall be provided to each employee at the commencement of employment. For employees who were already employed prior to the effective dates of provisions of this chapter establishing their right to safe/sick time, such notice shall be provided within thirty days of the effective date of the local law that established each such right. b. The department shall create and make available notices that contain the information required pursuant to subdivision a of this section concerning safe/sick time and such notices shall allow for the employer to fill in applicable dates for such employer's calendar year. Such notices shall be posted in a downloadable format on the department's website in Chinese, English, French-Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian, Spanish and any other language deemed appropriate by the department. c. The amount of safe/sick time accrued and used during a pay period and of safe/sick time available for use pursuant to subdivisions b and k of section 20-913 shall be noted on a pay statement or other form of written documentation provided to the employee each pay period. d. Any person or entity that willfully violates the notice requirements of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $50 for each employee who was not given appropriate notice pursuant to this section. (Am. L.L. 2017/199, 11/6/2017, eff. 5/5/2018; Am. L.L. 2020/097, 9/28/2020, eff. 9/30/2020; Am. L.L. 2025/145, 10/25/2025, eff. 2/22/2026) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2013/046 and L.L. 2014/007.
