District of Columbia (D.C.) Labor Compliance

Updated November 04, 2024 17:56

To remain compliant with the regional labor requirements for restaurants, employers in the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) must take certain measures to ensure they are scheduling in a compliant manner.

Through 7shifts, receive automatic warnings for Split Shift compliance fees while scheduling and have any costs incurred included in your labor budget. In this article, you'll learn how to enable District of Columbia labor compliance, understand the types of labor exceptions, and run reports to help you stay compliant with state regulations.

SKIP AHEAD TO:

Enable Labor Compliance
Types of Exceptions in the District of Columbia
View Exception Warnings

Prerequisites

⚠️ Access to this feature may require an upgrade from your current plan.

⚠️ The Labor Exceptions report is only available with 7punches or a POS labor integration.

Enable Labor Compliance

Log in as an Admin on the web app.
In the left navigation bar, head to Settings (or, hover over your profile photo) > Company Settings.
Select the Labor & Compliance tab.
Under Jurisdiction, select District of Columbia:
Review and set your overtime, break, custom break, and wages & pay settings.
Under the Advanced Labor section, District of Columbia labor compliance settings will automatically populate as per the Jurisdiction set earlier. Checkmark the options according to your preferences:
Be sure to hit Save to complete these changes!
To restore default District of Columbia settings (including Overtime rules), click Re-sync labor & compliance settings:

Types of Exceptions in the District of Columbia

Split Shift Exceptions

An exception occurs if an employee has two punches, in the same day, separated by 60 minutes or more. For each exception, an employee is entitled to one hour of premium pay at the rate of the minimum wage.

For more details please review the District of Columbia website.

View Exception Warnings

Exception warning will appear for Admins and Managers/Assistant Managers in the following areas:

On the Schedule page

To avoid/reduce exceptions, you will be warned about potential exceptions as you make changes to your schedule. Each time you create or make a change to a shift that causes an exception, a warning modal will appear indicating the type of exception and the associated cost.

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Before publishing a schedule, if there are labor exceptions that will be incurred, you will see a summary showing the number of exceptions, the total cost, and details of each exception. Once published, the exceptions will be recorded in the report.

In the Shift Pool

You will also see a warning when assigning shifts through the Shift Pool that could cause an exception:

In Time Clocking

On the Time Clocking page as an exception warning:

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On a Punch Overview:

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In Reports

The Worked Hours and Wages Report:

Similarly, you can export the report directly from a closed timesheet:

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The Labor Exceptions Report:

Labor Exceptions Report
Exceptions Costs in Labor Calculations & Reports
Getting Started: 7punches and Time Clocking