{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1006","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 32-1006","heading":"Regulatory powers of Mayor.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor shall make and revise regulations, including definitions of terms, as deemed appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subchapter or necessary to prevent its circumvention or evasion and to safeguard the minimum wage rates and the overtime provisions established by this subchapter.\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor shall make regulations in order to:\n(1)\nProvide reasonable allowances for board, lodging, or services customarily furnished by employers to employees; and\n(2)\nProvide allowances for other special conditions or circumstance that may be usual in a particular employer-employee relationship.\n\n(c)\nThe Mayor may make regulations in order to:\n(1)\nDefine and govern the employment of workers under 18 years of age and provide minimum wages for these workers at a rate lower than that specified in § 32-1003;\n(2)\nGovern piece rates, bonuses, and commissions in relation to time rates;\n(3)\nGovern part-time rates;\n(4)\nGovern minimum daily wages;\n(5)\nRelate to wage provisions governing split shifts and excessive spread of hours; and\n(6)\nGovern uniforms, tools, travel, and other items of expense incurred by employees as a condition of employment.\n\n(d)\nThe Council of the District of Columbia shall review and make recommendations, as needed, to the Mayor or the Mayor’s authorized representative, to ensure that the minimum wage set by the federal government, plus $1, is fair and adequate for employees in the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 32. Labor.","Chapter 10. Minimum Wages.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-1006","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"dd04fc1ddab0e2bf5f0887ed9b5ca2032a73a7ead3893bb80833c0b51ddeed00","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1005","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}