Enforcement by civil action.
Subject to the provisions in subsection (b) of this section, an employee or the Mayor may bring a civil action against any employer to enforce the provisions of this chapter in any court of competent jurisdiction. No civil action may be commenced more than 1 year after the occurrence or discovery of the alleged violation of this chapter. If a court determines that an employer violated any provision of this chapter, the damages provision prescribed in § 32-509(b)(6) and § 32-509(b)(7) shall apply.
Annotations
Oct. 3, 1990, D.C. Law 8-181, § 11, 37 DCR 5043 July 23, 1994, D.C. Law 10-143, § 2, 41 DCR 3059 1981 Ed., § 36-1310. This section is referenced in § 32-509.
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