{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1453","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 32-1453","heading":"Exceptions.","body":"(a)\nAn employer may prohibit an employee with regular access to information regarding the compensation of other employees in the course of the employees work, such as a human resources employee, from sharing such information, unless the disclosure is in furtherance of or response to an investigation, action, or hearing, or there is a legal obligation for the employer to furnish the information.\n\n(b)\nNothing in this chapter shall require:\n(1)\nAn employer to disclose the compensation of an employee in response to an inquiry by another employee; or\n(2)\nAn employee to disclose his or her compensation in response to an inquiry by another employee.","path":["Title 32. Labor.","Chapter 14A. Wage Transparency."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-1453","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e6553770ea99ce1a4d64bd93f68310c1d928cebfc0991086db61d1a697968667","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1452","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1453.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}