D.C. Code § 1-612.02b: Telework.

*NOTE: This section was created by emergency legislation that will expire on November 11, 2026.*

(a)

The Mayor may establish a telework policy that applies to all agencies.

(b)

No personnel authority or agency shall establish or implement a telework policy other than the policy established by the Mayor pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, unless authorized by the Mayor.

(c)

At the request of the Mayor, each agency shall submit a report to the Mayor that includes information on the use of telework by the agency's employees.

(d)

The Mayor may audit an agency's implementation of the telework policy established pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section and employees' utilization of telework to ensure compliance with the telework policy and this section.

(e)

Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a personnel authority or agency may enter into a collective bargaining agreement that includes terms establishing a telework policy for covered employees.

(f)

This section shall apply to agencies and personnel authorities otherwise exempt from this chapter; except, that it shall not apply to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, the Office of the People's Counsel for the District of Columbia, or the Council and other agencies of the legislative branch of the District government.

(g)

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.

(h)

For the purposes of this section, the term:

(1)

"Routine telework" means a telework arrangement in which an employee is authorized to telework on an ongoing basis.

(2)

"Situational telework" means a temporary telework arrangement in which the employee is authorized to telework due to specific, temporary personal circumstances that prevent the employee from working from a District government office or worksite or due to another specific, temporary circumstance approved by the personnel authority.

(3)

(A)

"Telework" means an arrangement in which an employee performs employment duties at the employee's home or at another location that is not a District government office or worksite during hours that constitute the employee's official tour of duty.

(B)

The term "telework" includes both routine telework and situational telework.