District Of Columbia § 1-609.54 - Employment-at-will.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 1-609.54 — Employment-at-will., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-609.54. Employment-at-will.
1-609.54An appointment to a position in the Management Supervisory Service shall be an at-will appointment. Management Supervisory Service employees shall be given a 15-day notice prior to termination. Upon termination, a person with Career or Educational Service status, or with Excepted Service status due to appointment as an attorney pursuant to , may retreat, at the discretion of the personnel authority, within 3 months of the effective date of the termination, to a vacant position within the agency to which he or she was promoted for which he or she is qualified.
An individual appointed to the Management Supervisory Service pursuant to this section may be paid severance pay upon separation for non-disciplinary reasons according to the length of the individual’s employment with the District government as follows:
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Section 1-609.54 ("Employment-at-will.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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