District Of Columbia § 32-1231.03 - Prohibitions.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 32-1231.03 — Prohibitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-1231.03. Prohibitions.
32-1231.03An employer shall not:
Refuse to make reasonable accommodations to the known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, or breastfeeding for an employee, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship;
Take an adverse action against an employee who requests or uses a reasonable accommodation in regard to the employee's conditions or privileges of employment, including failing to reinstate the employee when the need for reasonable accommodations ceases to the employee's original job or to an equivalent position with equivalent:
Pay;
Accumulated seniority and retirement:
Benefits; and
Other applicable service credits;
Deny employment opportunities to an employee, or a job applicant, if the denial is based on the need of the employer to make reasonable accommodations to the known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, or breastfeeding;
Require an employee affected by pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, or breastfeeding to accept an accommodation that the employee chooses not to accept if the employee does not have a known limitation related to pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, or breastfeeding or the accommodation is not necessary for the employee to perform her duties; or
Require an employee to take leave if a reasonable accommodation can be provided.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does D.C. Code § 32-1231.03 cover?
Section 32-1231.03 ("Prohibitions.") 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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