{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-111.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 32-111.05","heading":"Enforcement.","body":"\n                *NOTE: This section will expire on June 30, 2024.*\n              \n\n(a)\nAn eligible employee or retained employee may, on their own behalf or on behalf of other eligible employees or retained employees similarly situated, bring an action to enforce this subchapter in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and upon prevailing shall be awarded:\n(1)\nBack pay for each day the violation continues at a rate of compensation not less than the higher of:\n(A)\nThe average regular rate of pay received by the eligible employee or retained employee during the last 3 years of the eligible employee or retained employee's employment in the same occupation classification, or\n(B)\nThe final regular rate received by the eligible employee or retained employee;\n(2)\nThe costs of benefits the employer would have incurred for the eligible employee or retained employee under the employer's benefit plan;\n(3)\nIf it is established that a contractor or employer violated this subchapter with malice or with reckless indifference, an affected eligible employee or retained employee treble damages, and, in addition, may be awarded compensatory or punitive damages; and\n(4)\nReasonable attorney fees and costs of the suit, including expert witness fees.","path":["Title 32. Labor.","Chapter 1. Displaced Workers Protection.","Subchapter II. Protections for Workers Displaced by COVID-19."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-111.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b562f2e64da56545b220a4f9008e2c90daad57b66cca5d5e96a98fda18d936f4","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-111.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-111.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}