{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-521.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 32-521.05","heading":"Enforcement by civil action.","body":"(a)\nSubject to the provisions in subsection (b) of this section, an employee or the Mayor may bring a civil action against any employer to enforce the provisions of this subchapter in any court of competent jurisdiction.\n\n(b)\nNo civil action may be commenced more than 1 year after the occurrence or discovery of the alleged violation of this subchapter.\n\n(c)\nIf a court determines that an employer violated any provision of this subchapter, the damages provision prescribed in § 32-1204(b)(6) and (c) shall apply.","path":["Title 32. Labor.","Chapter 5. Leave from Work.","Subchapter II. Parental Leave."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-521.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9cec1fa01188dbc2a9f209cf173c29d1f5f878541ac949d2b6ccf1c7e23c493e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-521.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-521.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}