{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1366","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 32-1366","heading":"Civil penalties.","body":"(a)\nAn employer or employment agency that the Office finds to have violated this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty for a first violation of $1,000 per claimant, $ 5,000 per claimant for a second violation, and $10,000 per claimant for each subsequent violation, but not to exceed a total of $20,000 per violation. The Office shall collect the penalty from the violator and distribute the funds collected among any employee or potential employee who filed a claim regarding a violation of this chapter.\n\n(b)\nNothing set forth in this chapter shall be construed as creating, establishing, or authorizing a private cause of action by an aggrieved person against an employer or employment agency who has violated, or is alleged to have violated, the provisions of this chapter.","path":["Title 32. Labor.","Chapter 13C. Prohibition on Discrimination against the Unemployed."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-1366","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8d8dad35594b0d58b9bb4d2fb256a52ca81766de8ef7612fd8c7f8d608c6a092","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1365","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1367"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}