District of Columbia Reporting Time Pay
activeThe District of Columbia requires employers to pay a minimum of 4 hours of pay to employees who report to work as scheduled but are not provided with at least 4 hours of work. This reporting time pay ensures that employees who make themselves available for scheduled shifts receive a minimum level of compensation even when the employer does not need their services.
Applicability
Requirements
- Reporting Time Pay
- Minimum Hours
- 4
- Rate
- regular rate of pay
- Trigger
- Employee reports to work as scheduled and is not provided with at least 4 hours of work.
- Description
- Employees who report to work as scheduled must be paid for a minimum of 4 hours at their regular rate of pay, even if the employer sends them home before completing 4 hours of work.
- Exceptions
- Acts Of God
- Reporting time pay may not be required when operations cannot commence or continue due to threats to employees or property, civil emergencies, or other conditions beyond the employer's control.
Penalties
Employers who violate the reporting time pay requirement may be liable for unpaid wages, liquidated damages, and penalties imposed by the DC Department of Employment Services.
Statute of limitations: 3 years
Notes
The DC reporting time pay provision protects employees from the economic impact of last-minute schedule cancellations. The 4-hour minimum is among the more generous reporting time pay requirements in the country.