B 25-0911 — Labor and Safety Omnibus Temporary Amendment Act of 2024

ENGROSSEDRE-ENROLLED ORIGINAL AAN BILLACT 3______________ 25-911 5 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7 ______________________ 9 To amend, on a temporary basis, the Minimum Wage Act Revision Act of 1992 to postpone the date on which the first increase to the tipped minimum wage takes effect from January 1, 2023, to May 1, 2023;2023.

toBE amendIT theENACTED SecureBY DCTHE OmnibusCOUNCIL AmendmentOF ActTHE ofDISTRICT 2024OF toCOLUMBIA, reflectThat thatthis certainact provisionsmay arebe fundedcited inas Fiscalthe Year“Labor 2024;and Safety Omnibus Temporary Amendment Act of 2024”.

and to amend the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to place the burden of demonstrating that a matter is expressly outside the scope of collective bargaining on management and to authorize employees of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department to bargain over tours of duty.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Labor and Safety Omnibus Temporary Amendment Act of 2024".

employees of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department to bargain over tours of duty.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Labor and Safety Omnibus Emergency Amendment Act of 2024".

Official Code § 32-1003),32-1003(f)(3)), is amended by striking the phrasedate “January 1, 2023” and inserting the phrasedate “May 1, 2023” in its place.

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL Sec.

SectionApplicability. 45(a)(1) of the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, effective June 8, 2024 (D.C.

This act shall apply as of the expiration date of the Tipped Wage Increase Implementation Clarification Second Temporary Amendment Act 25-411;of 2023, effective February 6, (D.C.

71Law DCR25-120; 2732), is amended by striking the phrase “28(b) and (c), 30(f), (g), (h), and (k), 32” and inserting the phrase “28(b) and (c), 32” in its place.

71 DCR 1668).

Section 1708 of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C.

Law 2-139;

D.C.

Official Code § 1-617.08), is amended as follows:

(a) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the phrase “All matters shall be deemed negotiable except those that are proscribed by this subchapter.” and inserting the phrase “All matters shall be deemed negotiable except those that are expressly proscribed by subsection (a) of this section and section 1718.

In all cases in which the Public Employee Relations Board is called upon to determine the scope of bargaining pursuant to section 1702(b)(5), management shall have the burden of demonstrating that the matter is expressly excluded from negotiation by subsection (a) of this section or section 1718.” in its place.

(b) A new subsection (d) is added to read as follows:

“(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5)(A) of this section, the tour of duty for employees of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department shall be negotiable through collective bargaining.”.

2 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL Sec.

6.

6.5.

(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto),veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved RE-ENROLLED ORIGINAL December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.

Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1),1-206.02(c)(1). and publication in the District of Columbia Register.

______________________________ Chairman Council of the District of Columbia _________________________________ Mayor District of Columbia 2