MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
October 3, 2023
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council
of the District of Columbia
John
A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
Enclosed for consideration and approval by the Council
of the District of Columbia is a proposed
resolution entitled "Compensation Agreement Between the District
of Columbia Government and
the Doctors' Council
of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Compensation
Unit 19) Approval Resolution of2023".
The proposed resolution will approve a collective bargaining agreement between the District
of
Columbia Department Government and the Doctors' Council of the District of Columbia,
NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Compensation Unit 19). The agreement provides for an
8%
retroactive wage increase for Fiscal Year 2021, an 8% retroactive wage increase for Fiscal Year
2022, a
10% retroactive wage increase for Fiscal Year 2023, and a 7% wage increase for Fiscal
Year 2024
as well as a $20,000 wage increases for the same fiscal year.
Premium pay for evening and night shifts (6 pm through 6 am) will increase from a
10%
premium to a 15% premium. Saturday work will now be included with Sunday work for the
25%
premium rate. The pay premium for overtime hours will now
be 50%, up from 25%. Working
more than seven consecutive calendar days will entitle the employee to an additional day
of paid
leave within the following week.
The District will also provide, beginning in fiscal year 2023, a $5,000 annual allowance toward
continuing education expenses (up from $1,500). Finally, DBH must set aside $50,000 to conduct
a classification and compensation review for non-psychiatrist positions.
Please contact me or
E. Lindsey Maxwell II, Director, Office of Labor Relations and Collective
Bargaining, at (202) 724-4953, should you have any questions regarding the legislation or
agreement.
Sincerely, 1
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at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
17 To approve the negotiated compensation collective bargaining agreement for employees
18 employed by the District of Columbia Office of the Medical Examiner, Department of
19 Youth Rehabilitation Services, and Department of Health who are represented by the
20 Doctors' Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
21 (Compensation Unit 19).
22
23 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
24 resolution may be cited
as the "Compensation Agreement Between the District of Columbia
25 Government and the Doctors' Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-
26 CIO (Compensation Unit 19) Approval Resolution of 2023".
27 Sec.
2. Pursuant to section 1717(j) of the District of Columbia Government
28 Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C.
29 Official Code 1-617.17(j)), the Council approves the compensation collective bargaining
30 agreement between the District
of Columbia Government and the Doctors' Council of the
31 District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Compensation Unit 19), and the
32 associated pay schedules, which were transmitted to the Council by the Mayor on
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33 2023.
34 Sec.
3. Transmittal.
1 2
The Secretary of the Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to 35
the Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, to the Office 36
of the Chief Medical Examiner, the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, the 37
Department of Health, and the Mayor. 38
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 39
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 40
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 41
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a). 42
Sec. 5. Effective date. 43
This resolution shall take effect immediately. 44 MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19
Effective Date: October 11, 2020 Fiscal Year: 2021
Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 8.0%
CBU/Service Code: CIA A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 Peoplesoft Plan: DS0076
Resolution # Date of Resolution:
Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HIRE STEP
<3yr Post
training*
3 up to 5 yrs post
training
5 up to 7 yrs post
training
7 up to 9 yrs post
training
9 up to 12 yrs
post training
12 up to 16 yrs
post training
16 up to 20 yrs
post training
20 up to 25 yrs
post training
Classification/specialty
practice area
1 130,121$ 133,375$ 136,709$ 140,125$ 143,628$ 147,218$ 150,902$ 154,670$ Podiatrist
1b 134,648$ 137,903$ 141,238$ 144,654$ 148,160$ 151,749$ 155,430$ 159,200$
2 144,577$ 148,191$ 151,896$ 155,693$ 159,586$ 163,575$ 167,666$ 171,858$ Dentist**
2b 149,107$ 152,721$ 156,426$ 160,223$ 164,116$ 168,105$ 172,195$ 176,387$
3 171,124$ 175,403$ 179,788$ 184,284$ 188,888$ 193,611$ 198,451$ 203,413$
3b 180,938$ 185,215$ 189,602$ 194,093$ 198,704$ 203,426$ 208,265$ 213,227$
3c 186,977$ 191,254$ 195,639$ 200,136$ 204,743$ 209,465$ 214,302$ 219,266$
4 179,025$ 183,500$ 188,087$ 192,791$ 197,609$ 202,549$ 207,614$ 212,804$
4b 188,838$ 193,312$ 197,900$ 202,604$ 207,422$ 212,364$ 217,429$ 222,618$
4c 194,877$ 199,354$ 203,941$ 208,644$ 213,463$ 218,402$ 223,466$ 228,658$
5 190,386$ 195,145$ 200,025$ 205,025$ 210,152$ 215,404$ 220,791$ 226,309$
5b 200,200$ 205,205$ 210,335$ 215,593$ 220,983$ 226,507$ 232,169$ 237,976$
5c 206,238$ 211,395$ 216,679$ 222,098$ 227,649$ 233,340$ 239,176$ 245,154$
6 200,880$ 205,902$ 211,050$ 216,327$ 221,734$ 227,276$ 232,959$ 238,784$
Child Psychiatry, Forensic Pathology
6b 210,694$ 215,716$ 220,863$ 226,140$ 231,549$ 237,091$ 242,772$ 248,597$
6c 216,734$ 221,754$ 226,905$ 232,181$ 237,586$ 243,132$ 248,811$ 254,636$
The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (i.e., 1 &1b are “Grade Level” 1)
Grades 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 = (fully trained/board eligible)
Grades 1b,2b,3b,4b,5b and 6b = (board certified in primary)
Grade 3c,4c,5c and 6c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
Each year spent in a fellowship related to the specialty area generally practiced for the employer shall be counted as one year of “post-training experience”
**Internships and residencies for fully trained dentists count as post-training experience
***Except when based in completion of two residency programs, certification in Clinical and Anatomical Pathology will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
****Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
General Practice, Internal, Pediatrics, Family
Med, Oral Surg, Periodontics, Orthodontics,
other Dental
Med and Pediatric Spec., Physical Med and
rehab, Allergy, Dermatology, Nuclear Med.,
OBGYN, Ophthalmology.
Gen Surgery, Trauma Surg, Surg Specialties,
OBGYN - hosp. setting, Anesthesiology,
Radiology, Pathology***, Psychiatry Gen.****,
Neurology****; Ophthalmology - hosp. setting.
MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19
Effective Date: October 10, 2021 Fiscal Year: 2022
Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 8.0%
CBU/Service Code: CIA A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 Peoplesoft Plan: DS0076
Resolution # PR23-0252 Date of Resolution: May 27, 2019
Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HIRE STEP
<3yr Post
training*
3 up to 5 yrs post
training
5 up to 7 yrs post
training
7 up to 9 yrs post
training
9 up to 12 yrs
post training
12 up to 16 yrs
post training
16 up to 20 yrs
post training
20 up to 25 yrs
post training
Classification/specialty
practice area
1 140,531$ 144,045$ 147,646$ 151,335$ 155,118$ 158,995$ 162,974$ 167,044$ Podiatrist
1b 145,420$ 148,935$ 152,537$ 156,226$ 160,013$ 163,889$ 167,864$ 171,936$
2 156,143$ 160,046$ 164,048$ 168,148$ 172,353$ 176,661$ 181,079$ 185,607$ Dentist**
2b 161,036$ 164,939$ 168,940$ 173,041$ 177,245$ 181,553$ 185,971$ 190,498$
3 184,814$ 189,435$ 194,171$ 199,027$ 203,999$ 209,100$ 214,327$ 219,686$
3b 195,413$ 200,032$ 204,770$ 209,620$ 214,600$ 219,700$ 224,926$ 230,285$
3c 201,935$ 206,554$ 211,290$ 216,147$ 221,122$ 226,222$ 231,446$ 236,807$
4 193,347$ 198,180$ 203,134$ 208,214$ 213,418$ 218,753$ 224,223$ 229,828$
4b 203,945$ 208,777$ 213,732$ 218,812$ 224,016$ 229,353$ 234,823$ 240,427$
4c 210,467$ 215,302$ 220,256$ 225,336$ 230,540$ 235,874$ 241,343$ 246,951$
5 205,617$ 210,757$ 216,027$ 221,427$ 226,964$ 232,636$ 238,454$ 244,414$
5b 216,216$ 221,621$ 227,162$ 232,840$ 238,662$ 244,628$ 250,743$ 257,014$
5c 222,737$ 228,307$ 234,013$ 239,866$ 245,861$ 252,007$ 258,310$ 264,766$
6 216,950$ 222,374$ 227,934$ 233,633$ 239,473$ 245,458$ 251,596$ 257,887$
Child Psychiatry, Forensic Pathology
6b 227,550$ 232,973$ 238,532$ 244,231$ 250,073$ 256,058$ 262,194$ 268,485$
6c 234,073$ 239,494$ 245,057$ 250,755$ 256,593$ 262,583$ 268,716$ 275,007$
The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (i.e., 1 &1b are “Grade Level” 1)
Grades 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 = (fully trained/board eligible)
Grades 1b,2b,3b,4b,5b and 6b = (board certified in primary)
Grade 3c,4c,5c and 6c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
Each year spent in a fellowship related to the specialty area generally practiced for the employer shall be counted as one year of “post-training experience”
**Internships and residencies for fully trained dentists count as post-training experience
***Except when based in completion of two residency programs, certification in Clinical and Anatomical Pathology will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
****Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
General Practice, Internal, Pediatrics, Family
Med, Oral Surg, Periodontics, Orthodontics,
other Dental
Med and Pediatric Spec., Physical Med and
rehab, Allergy, Dermatology, Nuclear Med.,
OBGYN, Ophthalmology.
Gen Surgery, Trauma Surg, Surg Specialties,
OBGYN - hosp. setting, Anesthesiology,
Radiology, Pathology***, Psychiatry Gen.****,
Neurology****; Ophthalmology - hosp. setting.
MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19
Effective Date: October 9, 2022 Fiscal Year: 2023
Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 10.0%
CBU/Service Code: CIA A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 Peoplesoft Plan: DS0076
Resolution # Date of Resolution:
Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HIRE STEP
<3yr Post
training*
3 up to 5 yrs post
training
5 up to 7 yrs post
training
7 up to 9 yrs post
training
9 up to 12 yrs
post training
12 up to 16 yrs
post training
16 up to 20 yrs
post training
20 up to 25 yrs
post training
Classification/specialty
practice area
1 154,584$ 158,450$ 162,411$ 166,469$ 170,630$ 174,895$ 179,271$ 183,748$ Podiatrist
1b 159,962$ 163,829$ 167,791$ 171,849$ 176,014$ 180,278$ 184,650$ 189,130$
2 171,757$ 176,051$ 180,453$ 184,963$ 189,588$ 194,327$ 199,187$ 204,168$ Dentist**
2b 177,140$ 181,433$ 185,834$ 190,345$ 194,970$ 199,708$ 204,568$ 209,548$
3 203,295$ 208,379$ 213,588$ 218,930$ 224,399$ 230,010$ 235,760$ 241,655$
3b 214,954$ 220,035$ 225,247$ 230,582$ 236,060$ 241,670$ 247,419$ 253,314$
3c 222,129$ 227,209$ 232,419$ 237,762$ 243,234$ 248,844$ 254,591$ 260,488$
4 212,682$ 217,998$ 223,447$ 229,035$ 234,760$ 240,628$ 246,645$ 252,811$
4b 224,340$ 229,655$ 235,105$ 240,693$ 246,418$ 252,288$ 258,305$ 264,470$
4c 231,514$ 236,832$ 242,282$ 247,870$ 253,594$ 259,461$ 265,477$ 271,646$
5 226,179$ 231,833$ 237,630$ 243,570$ 249,660$ 255,900$ 262,299$ 268,855$
5b 237,838$ 243,783$ 249,878$ 256,124$ 262,528$ 269,091$ 275,817$ 282,715$
5c 245,011$ 251,138$ 257,414$ 263,853$ 270,447$ 277,208$ 284,141$ 291,243$
6 238,645$ 244,611$ 250,727$ 256,996$ 263,420$ 270,004$ 276,756$ 283,676$
Child Psychiatry, Forensic Pathology
6b 250,305$ 256,270$ 262,385$ 268,654$ 275,080$ 281,664$ 288,413$ 295,334$
6c 257,480$ 263,443$ 269,563$ 275,831$ 282,252$ 288,841$ 295,588$ 302,508$
The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (i.e., 1 &1b are “Grade Level” 1)
Grades 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 = (fully trained/board eligible)
Grades 1b,2b,3b,4b,5b and 6b = (board certified in primary)
Grade 3c,4c,5c and 6c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
Each year spent in a fellowship related to the specialty area generally practiced for the employer shall be counted as one year of “post-training experience”
**Internships and residencies for fully trained dentists count as post-training experience
***Except when based in completion of two residency programs, certification in Clinical and Anatomical Pathology will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
****Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
General Practice, Internal, Pediatrics, Family
Med, Oral Surg, Periodontics, Orthodontics,
other Dental
Med and Pediatric Spec., Physical Med and
rehab, Allergy, Dermatology, Nuclear Med.,
OBGYN, Ophthalmology.
Gen Surgery, Trauma Surg, Surg Specialties,
OBGYN - hosp. setting, Anesthesiology,
Radiology, Pathology***, Psychiatry Gen.****,
Neurology****; Ophthalmology - hosp. setting.
MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE - COMP UNIT 19
Effective Date: October 8, 2023 Fiscal Year: 2024
Union/Nonunion: Union % Increase: 7% + $20,000
CBU/Service Code: CIA A29 Occupational Series: 0602, 0680 Peoplesoft Plan: DS0076
Resolution # Date of Resolution:
Grade Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HIRE STEP
<3yr Post
training*
3 up to 5 yrs post
training
5 up to 7 yrs post
training
7 up to 9 yrs post
training
9 up to 12 yrs
post training
12 up to 16 yrs
post training
16 up to 20 yrs
post training
20 up to 25 yrs
post training
Classification/specialty
practice area
1 185,405$ 189,542$ 193,780$ 198,122$ 202,574$ 207,138$ 211,820$ 216,610$ Podiatrist
1b 191,159$ 195,297$ 199,536$ 203,878$ 208,335$ 212,897$ 217,576$ 222,369$
2 203,780$ 208,375$ 213,085$ 217,910$ 222,859$ 227,930$ 233,130$ 238,460$ Dentist**
2b 209,540$ 214,133$ 218,842$ 223,669$ 228,618$ 233,688$ 238,888$ 244,216$
3 237,526$ 242,966$ 248,539$ 254,255$ 260,107$ 266,111$ 272,263$ 278,571$
3b 250,001$ 255,437$ 261,014$ 266,723$ 272,584$ 278,587$ 284,738$ 291,046$
3c 257,678$ 263,114$ 268,688$ 274,405$ 280,260$ 286,263$ 292,412$ 298,722$
4 247,570$ 253,258$ 259,088$ 265,067$ 271,193$ 277,472$ 283,910$ 290,508$
4b 260,044$ 265,731$ 271,562$ 277,542$ 283,667$ 289,948$ 296,386$ 302,983$
4c 267,720$ 273,410$ 279,242$ 285,221$ 291,346$ 297,623$ 304,060$ 310,661$
5 262,012$ 268,061$ 274,264$ 280,620$ 287,136$ 293,813$ 300,660$ 307,675$
5b 274,487$ 280,848$ 287,369$ 294,053$ 300,905$ 307,927$ 315,124$ 322,505$
5c 282,162$ 288,718$ 295,433$ 302,323$ 309,378$ 316,613$ 324,031$ 331,630$
6 275,350$ 281,734$ 288,278$ 294,986$ 301,859$ 308,904$ 316,129$ 323,533$
Child Psychiatry, Forensic Pathology
6b 287,826$ 294,209$ 300,752$ 307,460$ 314,336$ 321,380$ 328,602$ 336,007$
6c 295,504$ 301,884$ 308,432$ 315,139$ 322,010$ 329,060$ 336,279$ 343,684$
The “Grade Levels” on this pay Schedule are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (i.e., 1 &1b are “Grade Level” 1)
Grades 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 = (fully trained/board eligible)
Grades 1b,2b,3b,4b,5b and 6b = (board certified in primary)
Grade 3c,4c,5c and 6c = (board certified in primary specialty and in a subspecialty or a second primary specialty)
Each year spent in a fellowship related to the specialty area generally practiced for the employer shall be counted as one year of “post-training experience”
**Internships and residencies for fully trained dentists count as post-training experience
***Except when based in completion of two residency programs, certification in Clinical and Anatomical Pathology will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
****Except when based on completion of two residency programs, certification by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry will constitute a certification in a primary specialty
General Practice, Internal, Pediatrics, Family
Med, Oral Surg, Periodontics, Orthodontics,
other Dental
Med and Pediatric Spec., Physical Med and
rehab, Allergy, Dermatology, Nuclear Med.,
OBGYN, Ophthalmology.
Gen Surgery, Trauma Surg, Surg Specialties,
OBGYN - hosp. setting, Anesthesiology,
Radiology, Pathology***, Psychiatry Gen.****,
Neurology****; Ophthalmology - hosp. setting.
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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Legal Counsel Division
MEMORANDUM
TO: Tommy Wells
Director
Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs
FROM: Megan D. Browder
Deputy Attorney General
Legal Counsel Division DATE: June 12, 2023 RE: Compensation Agreement Between the District of Columbia Government and the Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
(Compensation Unit 19) Approval Resolution of 2023
(AE-23-360)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
This is to Certify that the Office of the Attorney General has reviewed the
legislation entitled the “Compensation Agreement Between the District of Columbia Government
and the Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
(Compensation Unit 19) Approval Resolution of 2023” and determined that it is legally sufficient. If
you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (202) 724-5524.
_________________________________ Megan D. Browder
Government of the District of Columbia
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Glen Lee
Chief Financial Officer
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 203, Washington, DC 20004 (202)727-2476
www.cfo.dc.gov
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia
FROM: Glen Lee
Chief Financial Officer
DATE: September 13, 2023
SUBJECT: Fiscal Impact Statement - Compensation Agreement Between the
District of Columbia Government and the Doctors’ Council of the
District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Compensation Unit
19) Approval Resolution of 2023
REFERENCE: Draft Introduction as provided to the Office of Revenue Analysis on July
19, 2023
Conclusion
Funds are sufficient in the fiscal year 2023 budget and fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year 2027
budget and financial plan to implement the bill. The resolution will cost approximately $820,000 in
fiscal year 2023, $750,000 in fiscal year 2024 and a total of $4 million through fiscal year 2027. Funds
are available in the Workforce Investments Account to cover this cost.
Background
The resolution approves a compensation and working conditions agreement between the District
and the Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Compensation Unit
19). The agreement affects Medical Officers and Dental Officers employed at the Department of
Health, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and the Department of Youth and Rehabilitation
Services
1. Affected employees have a current average salary of approximately $190,000.
The agreement, which will be in effect from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2024 includes
the following pay increases:
• an 8% wage increase for fiscal year 2021 (retroactive)
• an 8% wage increase for fiscal year 2022 (retroactive)
1
There were six filled and three vacant positions as of July 13, 2023. The Honorable Phil Mendelson
FIS: Compensation Agreement Between the District of Columbia Government and the Doctors’ Council of the
District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Compensation Unit 19) Approval Resolution of 2023,” Draft
Introduction as provided to the Office of Revenue Analysis on July 19, 2023
Page 2 of 3
• a 10% wage increase for fiscal year 2023 (retroactive)
• a 7% wage increase, plus $20,000 wage increase, for fiscal year 2024
The District must set aside $50,000 to conduct a classification and compensation review for non-
psychiatrist positions.
Premium pay for evening and night shifts (6 pm through 6 am) will increase from a 10% premium to
a 15% premium. Saturday work will now be included with Sunday work for the 25% premium rate.
The pay premium for overtime hours will now be 50%. Working more than seven consecutive
calendar days will entitle the employee to an additional day of paid leave within the following week.
The District will provide, beginning in fiscal year 2023, a $5,000 annual allowance toward continuing
education expenses (up from $1,500).
Financial Plan Impact
Funds are sufficient in the fiscal year 2023 budget and fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year 2027
budget and financial plan to implement the bill. The resolution will cost approximately $820,000 in
fiscal year 2023, $750,000 in fiscal year 2024, and a total of $4 million through fiscal year 2027.
Funds are available in the Workforce Investments Account to cover this cost.
Cost of the Agreement with Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia, Compensation Unit 19
Effective through September 30, 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
FY
2023
(a) FY 2024 FY 2025
(b) FY 2026
(b)
FY
2027
(b) Total
Cost of Base Salary
Increases $605 $606 $636 $666 $696 $3,208
Premium Pay Increases $54 $35 $36 $37 $39 $200
Continuing Education and
Classification Review $81 $31 $31 $31 $31 $205
Increased Fringe Costs
(c) $83 $ 81 $ 85 $ 89 $93 $431
Total Cost
(d) $823 $753 $787 $823 $859 $4,044
Funds available in the
Financial Plan
(e) $0 $0 ($23) ($46) ($70) ($139) The Honorable Phil Mendelson
FIS: Compensation Agreement Between the District of Columbia Government and the Doctors’ Council of the
District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Compensation Unit 19) Approval Resolution of 2023,” Draft
Introduction as provided to the Office of Revenue Analysis on July 19, 2023
Page 3 of 3
Cost of the Agreement with Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia, Compensation Unit 19
Effective through September 30, 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
FY
2023
(a) FY 2024 FY 2025
(b) FY 2026
(b)
FY
2027
(b) Total
COST TO BE COVERED BY
WORKFORCE
INVESTMENTS $ 823 $753 $765 $ 777 $789 $3,906
Table Notes
a) Includes the retroactive increases due for fiscal years 2021 and 2022
b) Assumes salaries grown by 1.7% in fiscal years 2025 - 2027
c) Assumes salary increases lead to additional fringe costs equal to 12.65 percent of increases
d) Costs are 100 percent Local Funds
e) Increases built into the financial plan are used toward the cost of the agreement
COMPENSATION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
AND
DOCTORS’ COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
REPRESENTING COMPENSATION UNIT 19
EFFECTIVE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 202 4 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREAMBLE .............................................................................................3
ARTICLE 1
ARTICLE 2
ARTICLE 3
ARTICLE 4
ARTICLE 5
ARTICLE 6
ARTICLE 7
ARTICLE 8
ARTICLE 9
ARTICLE 10
ARTICLE 11
ARTICLE 12
WAGES ..................................................................................................... 3
SPECIAL PAY .......................................................................................... 5
OVERTIME ...............................................................................................6
ON-CALL PAY ......................................................................................... 7
BENEFITS ................................................................................................ 9
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ............................................ 16
SICK LEAVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM ............................................... 17
METRO PASSES ..................................................................................... 18
GRIEVANCES ........................................................................................ 18
FINALITY OF AGREEMENT ............................................................... 18
SAVINGS CLAUSE ............................................................................... 18
DURATION ............................................................................................ 19
APPROVAL ............................................................................................ 21
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PREAMBLE
This Compensation Agreement is entered into between the Government of the District of
Columbia and the Doctors Council of the District of Columbia, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO,
representing a unit of employees comprising Compensation Unit 19 (Physicians, Dentists and
Podiatrists) previously certified by the Public Employee Relations Board ("PERB") in PERB
Case No. 88- R-12, dated January 5, 1989, PERB Case No. 92- R-0l, dated January 10, 1992, and
PERB Case No. 96- AC-01 (1996).
ARTICLE 1 WAGES
Section A – FY 2021: Effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or
after October 1, 2020, the pay schedules for all bargaining unit Medical Officers shall be
increased by eight percent (8%) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary
schedules.
Section B – FY 2022: Effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or
after October 1, 2021, the pay schedules in effect for bargaining unit Medical Officers shall be
increased by eight percent (8%) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary
schedules.
Section C – FY 2023: Effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or
after October 1, 2022, the pay schedules in effect for all bargaining unit Medical Officers shall
be increased by ten percent (10%) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary
schedules.
Section D – FY 2024:
1. Effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after October 1, 2023,
the pay schedules in effect for all bargaining unit Medical Officers shall be increased by seven
percent (7%) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary schedules.
2. In addition, effective the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after
October 1, 2023, the pay schedules for all bargaining unit Medical Officers shall be increased by
$20,000 (twenty thousand dollars ) in accordance with past methods of increasing base salary
schedules.
Section E : Definitions:
1. As referenced in this document and any attachments, the term "fully trained" shall be
defined as follows:
a. Physicians: Graduated from an approved residency or fellowship training
program. Approved residency or fellowship training programs are those American
residency or fellowship programs approved by the Accreditation Council for Gradual
Medical Education (ACGME), the Residency Review Committee for Pediatrics, the 4
Residency Review Committee for Emergency Medicine, or other appropriate authority or
those Canadian training programs approved by the Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family Practice Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
or other appropriate Canadian medical authority; or experience and/or training programs
which are generally accepted to be equivalent to an ACGME approved residency or
fellowship program and/or specifically approved and accepted by the relevant licensing
board.
b. Dentists: Graduated with a degree in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine
(D.M.D.) from a U.S. or Canadian school approved by the Council on Dental Education,
American Dental Association, or an equivalent degree from another dental school,
provided the education and knowledge acquired are substantially equivalent.
c. Podiatrists: Graduated from a school of podiatric medicine approved by the
American Podiatry Association in the year in which the degree was granted.
Section F : Classification Collaborative Review
The parties hereby agree that the District and the Union shall commence a joint labor and
management classification collaborative review. This project shall examine the current
classification system for bargaining unit positions in order to ensure the appropriateness of the
District's current classification system for bargaining unit positions. The parties agree that
changes agreed upon by the parties shall upon agreement, be implemented consistent with the
terms of parties' agreement.
Section G : Credit for Time in Step for New Hires
Effective October 1, 2021, employees hired into the bargaining unit shall receive credit,
commensurate with their years of experience, for time within the step into which they are hired,
and the waiting period for moving to the next step shall be reduced accordingly.
Section H : Additional Income Allowance Relevant Board Certifications, Training and
Experience
1. Bargaining unit employees may be eligible to receive an "Additional Income Allowance"
in accordance with Chapter 11, § 1143 of the District Personnel Manual (DPM), and when an
agency desires that a member provide additional services based on skills gained through board
certifications(s) and/or training or experience which was not previously credited at the time of
appointment (or thereafter) or is required for the performance of the duties of the employee's
official position of record.
2. An additional income allowance may be provided for additional board certifications and
training or experience only when it is determined by the agency that the employee's use of such
certifications and training or experience will enhance the accomplishment of the agency's
mission and/or allow the agency access to services that would normally or customarily be
obtained through non- bargaining unit sources and may include, but is not limited to, services
related to clinical leadership/education which are in addition to the duties customarily required or 5
assigned as part of the employee's official position. The additional income allowance may be
provided only after it is approved by the personnel authority in accordance with Chapter 11 of
the DPM.
3. Consistent with § 1143.17 of Chapter 11 of the DPM, upon approval of an additional
income allowance by the personnel authority, each agency head shall notify each employee
offered the additional income allowance of his or her obligation to enter into a service agreement
as a condition of accepting the allowance. Each service agreement executed for an additional
income allowance shall comply with the requirements set forth in§ 1143.19 of the DPM.
Whenever an agency is contemplating offering an Additional Income Allowance involving a
bargaining unit position, the agency shall give written notification to the Union of the reasons
supporting the offer and the intended amount. Such notification shall be given prior to any offer
being made in sufficient time to obtain appropriate input from the Union. The agency shall
promptly provide the Union with a copy of each request submitted by the agency for
authorization to pay an AIA and a copy of each executed service agreement.
ARTICLE 2 SPECIAL PAY
Section A:
Employees will be eligible for Special Pay as described in this Article.
Section B:
1. Employees who are assigned to tours of duty that include evenings or night shifts,
Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays will receive premium pay for such scheduled hours worked, as
follows:
a. Evening and Night: Fifteen percent (15%) for regularly scheduled work
performed between 6:00pm and 6:00am.
b. Saturdays and Sundays: Twenty- five percent (25%) for full-time employees for
regularly scheduled hours worked on Saturday or on Sunday.
c. Holidays: If required -to-work on a legal-holiday falling within the regular work
week, in addition to straight time pay for the holiday, the employee will receive premium
pay at the scheduled hourly rate for regularly scheduled hours worked.
Section C:
There shall be no pyramiding of premium pay paid pursuant to this Article, nor shall there be
pyramiding of premium pay with pay for additional hours of work authorized by this Agreement.
Employees receiving Sunday premium pay will not be eligible for shift premium for the same 6
hours. Premium pay shall not constitute an increase in basic pay nor be considered as part of
basic pay for any purpose.
ARTICLE 3 OVERTIME
Section A:
Employees shall be eligible to earn overtime pay or additional paid leave as follows:
1. Employees required to work in excess of their administrative work week or alternative
work schedule, including call-backs, will receive compensation for additional hours actually
worked under the following conditions:
a. Additional hours of work must be authorized or approved by the Employer, who shall
certify in writing that the extra work (a) was medically necessary, (b) was directly related to
patient care responsibilities, (c) required the personal professional attention of the employee, and
(d) could not have been performed during the employee's regularly scheduled hours of work.
b. Pay for more than twenty (20) hours of overtime in a pay period must be authorized or
approved by the Agency Director or his/her designee.
Section B:
Overtime compensation will be paid for all hours actually worked in excess of forty (40) hours in
a work week (or eighty (80) hours for employees on an alternative work schedule based on an
eighty (80) hour pay period). The overtime pay shall b e at the employee's hourly rate of basic
pay plus 50% (i.e., 1.5 of hourly basic pay).
Section C: Call-Back Pay
A minimum of four (4) hours overtime work shall be credited to any unit employee who is called
back to perform unscheduled overtime work either on a regular workday after he/she had
completed his/her regular work schedule and left his/her place of employment, or on one (1) of
the days he/she is off duty.
Section D:
Pay for additional hours worked pursuant to the above shall not constitute an increase in basic
pay nor be considered part of basic pay for any purpose.
Section E:
Upon mutual agreement, employees may receive compensatory time on an hour-for-hour basis
for overtime hours worked in lieu of the overtime payment described above.
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The agency shall provide each member who has worked seven consecutive calendar days with one
additional day of paid leave (i.e., with no charge to the member's own sick or annual leave), to be
taken on a date of the member's choosing within the following seven calendar days.
ARTICLE 4 ON-CALL PAY
Section A:
Each agency shall designate bargaining unit positions for which on- call pay is authorized.
Positions for which on- call pay is authorized, may be designated based on the following
conditions:
1. The work involved in the position is vital to:
a. Continuity of public health and human services;
b. Public safety and law enforcement;
c. Emergency management services and emergency medical services; or
d. Other crucial operations such as transportation, shelter operation, food
distribution, and communication; and
e. The work of the position requires the incumbent, when otherwise off duty, to be
available to report for work on short notice, within a maximum of one (1) hour or such
lesser time as the agency deems warranted by the nature of the position. Provided,
however, where an employee has notified the agency in advance of the assignment of the
inability to report for duty within an hour, the employee shall report within the time
frame established by the Agency.
Section B:
For an employee to be eligible to receive on-call pay, all of the following conditions must be
met:
1. He or she must occupy a position for which on- call pay has been authorized;
2. The agency must have placed the on-call time on the employee's official work schedule
on a holiday or outside the employee's scheduled tour of duty;
3. The employee must be required to be in a state of readiness to perform work; and,
4. When called in, the employee must be able to report for work within the time frame
established by the agency.
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Section C:
Except as provided in Section D, while in an on- call status, an employee shall be entitled to pay
at a rate equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of his or her rate of basic pay, payable on an hour-
for-hour basis, in increments of one-quarter(¼) of an hour for each fifteen (15) minutes and
portion thereof in excess of fifteen (15) minutes.
Section D:
1. A bargaining unit employee on a regularly established on- call schedule shall be
compensated at a rate of forty percent (40%) of his/her basic rate of pay for each hour the
employee is scheduled for on- call. For the purpose of this Agreement, "regularly established on-
call schedule" is defined as the practice of regularly scheduling an employee for on- call duty by
placing the employee on an agency on- call schedule which is usually regularly established each
pay period. An employee on a regularly established on- call schedule shall be accessible via
telephone or other means of communication and/or available to report for work on short notice,
within a maximum of one (1) hour or such lesser time as the agency deems warranted by the
nature of the position. Provided however, where an employee has notified the agency in advance
of the assignment of the inability to report for duty within an hour, the employee shall report
within the time frame established by the agency.
2. As of the date of execution of this Agreement it is understood that all of the bargaining
unit positions in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are assigned to be on- call pursuant to
a regularly established on- call schedule. Prior to an agency initiating a regularly established on-
call schedule affecting any other bargaining unit position(s), the agency shall give written notice
to the Union and the employee(s) of the proposed schedule, and a description of the
circumstances of on-call.
Section E:
When an employee who is in an on- call status is called in or according to mutually agreed upon
criteria performs work, he or she shall be credited with a minimum of two (2) hours of work
time.
Section F:
On-call pay may not be provided nor may an employee be placed in an on-call status while on
paid leave.
Section G:
On-call pay shall not be considered basic pay for any purpose except for computing overtime
under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Section H:
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Upon mutual consent of the Employee and the Agency, time off may be substituted for part or all
of the compensation under this paragraph.
ARTICLE 5 BENEFITS
Section A: Life Insurance
1. Life insurance is provided to covered employees in accordance with §1-622.01 et seq. of
the District of Columbia Official Code (2016 Repl.) and Chapter 87 of Title 5 of the United
States Code.
a. District of Columbia Official Code §1-622.03 (2016 Repl.) requires that benefits
shall be provided as set forth in §1-622.07 to all employees of the District first employed
after September 30, 1987, except those specifically excluded by law or by rule.
b. District of Columbia Official Code §1-622.01 (2016 Repl.) requires that benefits
shall be provided as set forth in Chapter 87 of Title 5 of the United States Code for all
employees of the District government first employed before October 1, 1987, except
those specifically excluded by law or rule and regulation.
2. The current life insurance benefits for employees hired on or after October 1, 1987 are:
The District of Columbia provides life insurance in an amount equal to the employee's annual
salary rounded to the next thousand, plus an additional $2,000. Employees are required to pay
two-thirds (2/3) of the total cost of the monthly premium. The District Government shall pay
one-third (1/3) of the total cost of the premium. Employees may choose to purchase additional
life insurance coverage through the District Government. These additions to the basic coverage
are set-forth in the schedule below:
Optional Plan Additional Coverage Premium Amount
Option A –
Standard
Provides $10,000 additional
coverage.
Cost determined by age.
Option B –
Additional
Provides coverage up to five
times the employee's annual salary.
Cost determined by age and
employee's salary.
Option C –
Family
Provides $5,000 coverage for
the eligible spouse and $2,500 for
each eligible child.
Cost determined by age.
Employees must contact their respective personnel office to enroll or make changes in their life insurance coverage.
Section B: Health Insurance:
1. Pursuant to D.C. Official Code §1-621.02 (2016 Repl.), all employees covered by this
Agreement and hired after September 30, 1987, shall be entitled to enroll in group health
insurance coverage provided by the District of Columbia. 10
a. Health insurance coverage shall provide a level of benefits comparable to the
plan(s) provided on the effective date of this Agreement . Benefit levels shall not be
reduced during the term of this Agreement except by mutual agreement of the District,
representatives of Compensation Unit 19 and the insurance carrier(s). District employees
are required to execute an enrollment form in order to participate in this program.
b. The District may elect to provide additional health care providers for employees
employed after September 30, 1987, provided that such addition of providers does not
reduce the current level of benefits provided to employees. Should the District
Government decide to expand the list of eligible providers, the District shall give
Compensation Unit 19 representatives notice of the proposed additions.
c. Employees are required to contribute 25% of the total premium cost of the
employee's selected plan. The District of Columbia Government shall contribute 75% of
the premium cost of the employee's selected plan.
2. Pursuant to D.C. Official Code §1- 621.01 (2016 Repl.), all District employees covered by
this Agreement and hired before October 1, 1987, shall be eligible to participate in group health
insurance coverage provided through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB)
as provided in Chapter 89 of Title 5 of the United States Code. This program is administered by
United States Office of Personnel Management.
3. The plan descriptions shall provide the terms of coverage and administration of the
respective plans. Employees and union representatives are entitled to receive a copy of the
summary plan description upon request. Additionally, employees and union representatives are
entitled to review copies of the actual plan description upon advanced request.
4. The District shall provide an employee a health services program that provides treatment,
counseling and preventive health programs consistent with its obligations under D.C. Official
Code § 1-620.07 (2016 Repl.).
Section C: Optical and Dental:
1. Except as provided in paragraph 2, the Employer will continue to pay premiums at the
same rate currently paid to the optical and dental plan providers of the Union- approved programs
currently applicable to the bargaining unit.
2. a. During the term of this Agreement, the Union may elect coverage under the
Optical and/or Dental plans in effect for District employees in Compensation Unit 1 under the
personnel authority of the Mayor ("District Plans"). Should the Union elect to participate in the
Optical and/or Dental District Plans as offered by the District Government, the Employer will
pay the same premiums paid for other unionized District employees covered by the District
Plans. Benefit levels of the District Plans shall not be reduced during the term of this Agreement
except by mutual agreement of the District, the Union and the insurance carriers.
b. The District may elect to provide additional Optical and/or Dental providers,
provided that such addition of providers does not reduce the current level of benefits provided to 11
employees. Should the District Government decide to expand the list of eligible providers, the
District shall give Compensation Unit 19 representatives notice of the proposed additions.
3. Bargaining unit employees are required to execute an enrollment form in order to
participate in the District Optical and Dental Plans.
4. In the event the Union elects to participate in the District's Optical and/or Dental Plan as
described in Paragraph 2, in consultation with the Union, the Employer shall provide information
to the bargaining unit employees about the Plans' terms, benefits, and providers and any changes
thereto. The Employer shall assist employees in the unit and the Union in making a transition
from the current plans to the District Plan(s), including providing assistance in the enrollment
process.
Section D: Short-Term Disability Insurance Program:
Employees covered by this Agreement shall be eligible to enroll, at their own expense, in the
District's Short- Term Disability Insurance Program, which provides for partial income
replacement when employees are required to be absent from duty due to a non- work-related
qualifying medical condition. Employees may use income replacement benefits under the
program in conjunction with annual or sick leave benefits provided for in this Agreement.
Section E: Annual Leave:
1. In accordance with D.C. Official Code §1-612.03 (2016 Repl.), full -time employees
covered by the terms of this Agreement are entitled to:
a. one-half (1/2) day (4 hours) for each full biweekly pay period for an employee
with less than three years of service (accruing a total of thirteen (13) annual leave days
per annum);
b. three-fourths (3/4) day (6 hours) for each full biweekly pay period, except that the
accrual for the last full biweekly pay period in the year is one and one-fourth days (10
hours), for an employee with more than three (3) but less than fifteen (15) years of
service (accruing a total of twenty (20) annual leave days per annum); and,
c. one (1) day (8 hours) for each full biweekly pay period for an employee with
fifteen (15) or more years of service (accruing a total of twenty-six (26) annual leave
days per annum).
2. Part-time employees who work at least 40 hours per pay period earn annual leave at one-
half the rate of full-time employees.
3. Employees shall be eligible to use annual leave in accordance with the District of
Columbia Laws.
Section F: Sick Leave: 12
1. In accordance with District of Columbia Official Code §1-612.03 (2016 Repl.), a full -
time employee covered by the terms of this Agreement may accumulate up to thirteen (13) sick
days in a calendar year.
2. Part-time employees for whom there has been established in advance a regular tour of
duty of a definite day or hour of any day during each administrative workweek of the biweekly
pay period shall earn sick leave at the rate of one (1) hour for each twenty (20) hours of duty.
Credit may not exceed four (4) hours of sick leave for 80 hours of duty in any pay period. There
is no credit of leave for fractional parts of a biweekly pay period either at the beginning or end of
an employee's period of service.
Section G: Other Forms Of Leave:
1. Military Leave: An employee is entitled to leave, without loss of pay, leave, or credit for
time of service as reserve members of the armed forces or as members of the National Guard to
the extent provided in D.C. Official Code §l-612.03(m) (2016 Repl.).
2. Court Leave: An employee is entitled to leave, without loss of pay, leave, or service
credit during a period of absence in which he or she is required to report for jury duty or to
appear as a witness on behalf of the District of Columbia Government, or the Federal or a state
or local government to the extent provided in D.C. Official Code §1- 612.03(1) (2016 Repl.).
3. Funeral Leave:
a. An employee is entitled to three (3) days of leave, without loss of pay, leave, or
service credit to make arrangements for or to attend the funeral or memorial service for
an immediate relative in accordance with the Funeral and Memorial Service Leave
Amendment Act of 2013, D.C. Law 20- 83, § 2(a), 61 DCR 176, effective February 22,
2014. In addition, the Employer shall grant an employee's request for annual, sick or
compensatory time up to three (3) days upon the death of an immediate relative.
Approval of additional time shall be at the Employer's discretion. However, requests for
leave shall be granted unless the Agency's ability to accomplish its work would be
seriously impaired.
b. For the purpose of this section "immediate relative" means the following relatives
of the employee: spouse (including a person identified by an employee as his/her
"domestic partner" as defined in D.C. Official Code § 32-701 (2017 Supp.) and related
laws), and parents thereof, children (including adopted and foster children and children of
whom the employee is legal guardian and spouses thereof, parents, grandparents,
grandchildren, brothers, sisters, and spouses thereof). For the purposes of certification of
leave, employees shall provide a copy of the obituary or death notice, a note from clergy
or funeral professional or a death certificate upon the Employer's request.
c. An employee is entitled to not more than three (3) days of leave, without loss of
pay, leave, or service credit to make arrangements for or to attend the funeral or 13
memorial service for a family member who died as a result of a wound, disease or injury
incurred while serving as a member of the armed forces in a combat zone to the extent
provided in D.C. Official Code §1- 612.03(n) (2016 Repl.).
4. Family and Medical Leave
a. The District of Columbia Family and Medical Leave Act (D.C. FMLA) of 1990,
D.C. Official Code § 32- 501 et. seq. (2018 Supp. ) is applicable to any District of
Columbia government employee who has been employed for one year without a break in
services and has been in pay status for at least 1000 hours during the 12- month period
immediately preceding the request for family or medical leave.
b. The D.C. FMLA entitles eligible employees to 16 weeks unpaid family leave over
a 24-month period for the birth of a child or the placement of a child in the employee's
care, or to care for a family member with a serious health condition;
c. The D.C. FMLA entitles eligible employees up to 16 weeks of unpaid medical
leave over a 24-month period when the employee is unable to perform his or her job
because of serious health condition. The request for medical leave must be supported by a
certification of the serious health condition issued by the employee's health care provider.
d. An employee may use paid leave during the 16- week period consistent with D.C.
Office of Personnel policy.
5. Other Leaves (Without Pay):
Leaves of absence without pay for a limited period may be granted by the agency if requested in
advance and in writing.
Section H: Pre-Tax Benefits:
1. Employee contributions to benefits programs established pursuant to D.C. Official Code
§1 611.19 (2016 Repl. ), including the District of Columbia Employees Health Benefits Program,
may be made on a pre-tax basis in accordance with the requirements of the Internal Revenue
Code and, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, such pre-tax contributions shall
not effect a reduction of the amount of any other retirement, pension, or other benefits provided
by law.
2. To the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, any amount of contributions made
on a pre-tax basis shall be included in the employee's contributions to existing life insurance,
retirement system, and for any other District government program keyed to the employee's
scheduled rate of pay, but shall not be included for the purpose of computing Federal or District
income tax withholdings, including F.I.C.A., on behalf of any such employee.
Section I: Retirement:
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1. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CSRS): As prescribed by 5 U.S.C. 8401
and related chapters, employees first hired by the District of Columbia Government before
October 1, 1987, are subject to the provisions of the CSRS, which is administered by the U.S.
Office of Personnel Management. Under Optional Retirement the aforementioned employee may
choose to retire when he/she reaches:
a. Age 55 and 30 years of service;
b. Age 60 and 20 years of service;
c. Age 62 and 5 years of service.
2. Under Voluntary Early Retirement, which must be authorized by the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, an employee may choose to retire when he/she reaches:
a. Age 50 and 20 years of service;
b. Any age and 25 years of service.
3. The pension of an employee who chooses Voluntary Early Retirement will be reduced by
2% for each year under age 55.
4. The Employer will notify the Union prior to submitting any request for Early Out
Retirement authority in any Department where bargaining unit members are employed. Upon
request, the Employer shall meet and bargain concerning the impact of such request, including
the exclusion and/or inclusion of Medical Officer, Dental Officer and Podiatrist positions in the
request.
5. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLAN:
a. All eligible employees hired by the District on or after October 1, 1987, are
enrolled into the defined contribution pension plan.
b. As prescribed by §l-626.09(c) of the D.C. Official Code (2016 Repl.) after the
completion of one year of service, the District shall contribute an amount not less than
5% of their base salary to an employee's Defined Contribution Pension Plan account. The
District government funds this plan; there is no employee contribution to the Defined
Contribution Pension Plan. Employees are fully vested after five years of participation in
the plan.
c. As prescribed by §l-626.09(d) of the D.C. Official Code (2016 Repl.) the District
shall contribute an amount not less than an additional .5% of an employee’s base salary to
the same plan.
6. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM:
As prescribed by §1- 626.05 and related Chapters of the D.C. Official Code (2016 Repl.), all 15
District Government employees covered by this Agreement shall be eligible to participate in the
District's Deferred Compensation Program. The Deferred Compensation Program is a savings
system through pre-tax deductions and allows employees to accumulate funds for long- term
goals, including retirement. The portion of salary contributed reduces the amount of taxable
income in each paycheck. The Internal R venue Service determines the annual maximum deferral
amount. Under the program, employees can choose from various fixed or variable investment
options.
Section J: Holidays:
1. As prescribed by D.C. Official Code §1- 612.02, the following legal public holidays are
provided to all employees covered by this Agreement :
a. New Year's Day, January 1st of each year;
b. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, the 3rd Monday in January of each year;
c. Washington's Birthday, the 3rd Monday in February of each year;
d. Emancipation Day, April 16
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of each year;
e. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May of each year;
f. Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19th of each year;
g. Independence Day, July 4th of each year;
h. Labor Day, the 1st Monday in September of each year;
i. Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the 2nd Monday in October of each year;
i. Veterans Day, November 11th of each year;
j. Thanksgiving Day, the 4th Thursday in November of each year;
k. Christmas Day, December 25th of each year; and
l. Inauguration Day (January 20th of each 4th year, starting in 1981).
2. When an employee, having a regularly scheduled tour of duty is relieved or prevented
from working on a day District agencies are closed by order of the Mayor, he or she is entitled to
the same pay for that day as for a day on which an ordinary day's work is performed.
Section K:
1. Compensation Unit 19 may send one delegate to participate in the Compensation Units 1 16
and 2 Labor-Management Benefits Committee, provided that such arrangement is not
objectionable to Compensation Units 1 and 2. The Employer shall promptly provide the Union
president a copy of materials provided to, and those generated by, members of the Compensation
Units 1 & 2 Labor Management Benefits Committee, if such materials impact the benefits of
bargaining unit members.
2. The Employer will consult with the Union concerning proposals to change the health
insurance, life insurance and retirement programs applicable to the bargaining unit members.
Section L:
In the event the Employer proposes improvements in any of the benefits in Section A-J or
proposes adding new benefits generally applicable to employees under the personnel authority of
the Mayor, the Employer shall notify the Union of the bargaining unit members' eligibility for
such benefits and shall consult with the Union concerning the proposal(s).
ARTICLE 6 CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Section A: Continuing Medical Education Allowance
Effective Fiscal Year 2023, all members shall receive a continuing medical education ( “CME“)
allowance of $5,000 per fiscal year, to be used for travel, registration, and other appropriate
expenses associated with training, education, conferences, and examinations.
Section B: CME Attendance and Expenses
1. CMEs may be delivered through in- person or virtual formats.
2. Requests for approval of covered expenses shall be processed by the parties as set forth in
DPM 4017. Approval shall not be unreasonably denied.
3. Whenever possible, the agency shall pay expenses directly with an agency purchase card
or through a requisition, as provided by DPM 4018.1. When direct payment is not reasonably
possible, members shall be entitled, as provided in DPM 4018.2, to an advance of funds to pay
for the estimated expenses. Advances should be requested with the corresponding request for
approval.
4. As provided in DPM 4019.1(c), for all covered expenses that are not paid directly or
through an advance, reimbursement shall be provided to the member not later than thirty (30)
calendar days from agency management's receipt of a properly completed reimbursement claim
form.
5. The above sections of Chapter 40 of the DPM, current as of the date of this Agreement,
are attached hereto as Appendix A .
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ARTICLE 7 SICK LEAVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
The Employer agrees to provide time off in accordance with the following:
Section A:
A full-time employee who is in a pay status for the leave year shall accrue annually:
1. Three (3) days off for utilizing a total of no more than two (2) days of accrued sick leave.
2. Two (2) days off for utilizing a total of more than two (2) but not more than four days of
accrued sick leave.
3. One (1) day off for utilizing a total of more than four (4) but no more than five days of
accrued sick leave.
Section B:
Employees in a non- pay status for no more than two (2) pay periods for the leave year shall
remain eligible for incentive days under this Article. Sick leave usage for maternity or
catastrophic Illness/injury, not to exceed two (2) consecutive pay periods, shall not be counted
against sick leave for calculating eligibility for incentive leave under this Article.
Section C:
Time off pursuant to a sick leave incentive award shall be selected by the employee and
requested at least three (3) full workdays in advance of the leave date. Requests for time off
pursuant to an incentive award shall be given priority consideration and the employee's
supervisor shall approve such requests for time off unless staffing needs or workload
considerations dictate otherwise. If the request is denied, the employee shall request and be
granted a different day off within one (1) month of the date the employee initially requested.
Requests for time off shall be made on the standard "Application for Leave" form.
Section D:
All incentive days must be used in full-day increments following the leave year in which they
were earned. Incentive days may not be substituted for any other type of absence from duty.
There shall be no carryover or payment for any unused Incentive days.
Section E:
Part-time employees are not eligible for the sick leave incentive as provided in this Article.
Section F:
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This program shall take effect in Leave Year 2014.
ARTICLE 8 METRO PASSES
Effective upon approval by the Council, the District of Columbia Government shall subsidize the
cost of transit passes for personal use by employees by not less than fifty ($ 50.00) per month for
employees according to the same terms and conditions as the benefit is available to employees in
Compensation Units 1 and 2.
ARTICLE 9 GRIEVANCES
The Compensation Agreement shall be incorporated by reference into the working conditions
agreement in order to utilize the grievance/arbitration procedure in that agreement to consider
alleged violations of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 10 FINALITY OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement represents the complete agreement of the Parties with respect to all
compensation matters which were or could have been negotiated. Compensation matters not
referred to in the Agreement shall be provided in accordance with law. The parties waive the
right to negotiate with respect to any matter referred to or not referred to herein for the duration
of this Agreement except upon mutual agreement.
ARTICLE 11 SAVINGS CLAUSE
Section A:
In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall at any time be declared invalid by a court
of competent authority or other competent authority, such decision shall not invalidate the entire
Agreement, it being the intent of the parties that all valid provisions shall remain in full force and
effect. In the event any provision is invalidated under this Article, such provision shall be
renegotiated at the request of either party.
Section B:
Any future legislation, ordinance or order, which improves the benefits received by employees
covered by this Contract, shall automatically be applied to such employees.
Section C:
In the event of action by the President or Congress of the United States, which results in any
change in relationship or status as between the Federal Government and the Government of the 19
District of Columbia, any directly affected contract provision will be subject to immediate
renegotiation.
ARTICLE 12 DURATION
Section A:
This Agreement shall remain in effect to and including September 30, 2024. The Agreement
shall be automatically renewed from year to year thereafter until changed by the parties in the
following manner: written notice by a party of its desire to renegotiate the agreement: such
notice to be given during the period 120 days to 90 days prior to the first date of a fiscal year, for
the purposes of negotiating a compensation agreement for the subsequent fiscal year (e.g., for the
purpose of negotiating a compensation agreement for FY 2025, notice would be served 120 to 90
days prior to the first day of FY 2024).
Section B:
In the event that a timely notice to modify the provisions of this Agreement has been served, but
the parties have not negotiated a successor contract as of September 30, 2024, it is hereby agreed
that all of the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until a successor
agreement is achieved through collective bargaining or through the appropriate procedures under
the Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act.
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SIGNATURE PAGE
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APPROVAL
This compensation collective bargaining agreement between the District of Columbia and Compensation Unit 19 represented by the Doctors Council of the District of Columbia, dated
, 2023 has been reviewed in accordance with Section 1 -617.17 of the
District of Columbia Official Code and is hereby approved on this day of
, 2023.
Muriel E. Bowser, Mayor Appendix A –
District Personnel Manual, Chapter 40 [relevant provisions]
4017 Agency Approval
4017.1 Travel approvals shall be processed as follows:
a. The employee requesting travel authorization shall submit the approval form to his
or her immediate supervisor;
b. The supervisor shall review and certify whether the requested travel benefits the
agency;
c. The supervisor shall submit the approval form to the travel officer;
d. The travel officer shall certify whether the request complies with this chapter, and
that the request is complete and accurate;
e. The travel officer shall secure the signature of the agency fiscal officer, certifying
that funds are available to fund the request;
f. The agency head, or designee, shall either approve or deny the travel approval
request; and
g. The travel officer shall notify the employee and the supervisor of the decision on the
request.
4017.2 Each agency head, or the agency head’s designee, shall be the authorizing official
for travel by an employee of the agency, except:
a. The City Administrator shall be the authorizing official for deputy mayors;
b. Each deputy mayor shall be the authorizing official for his or her agencies’ directors;
c. The Mayor’s Chief of Staff shall be the authorizing official for the directors of
agencies that report to the Executive Office of the Mayor;
4017.3 Travel must be authorized before the travel begins, unless extenuating
circumstances acceptable to the authorizing official make it infeasible for the travel
authorization to be issued before the travel begins. The extenuating circumstances shall be
described in the authorization.
4018 Advance Payment of Expenses
4018.1 Whenever possible, an agency shall pay for travel expenses with the agency’s
purchase card or through a requisition.
4018.2 When the purchase of travel expenses cannot reasonably be made using the
agency’s purchase card or a requisition, an employee may be provided District government
funds in advance of travel to pay for the estimated expenses.
a. Advances shall be requested along with the corresponding request for travel
approval. b. An employee may receive an advance of one hundred percent (100%) of the
estimated travel expenses that cannot reasonably be secured with the agency’s
purchase card or through a requisition.
c. Advances shall be disbursed to an employee no sooner than ten (10) calendar days
before the date of travel, unless an earlier disbursement is necessary to secure
lower travel rates.
d. An agency shall not advance funds to any employee who has an outstanding advance
or portion of an advance due to the government.
4019 Reimbursement of Expenses
4019.1 An employee shall be reimbursed for approved and eligible travel expenses.
a. Employees shall seek reimbursement for such expenses using a travel expense
reimbursement form issued by the personnel authority.
b. Completed forms, along with appropriate documentation, shall be submitted to the
travel officer within ten (10) business days after returning from travel.
c. The District shall provide an employee any authorized reimbursements within
thirty (30) calendar days after receiving a properly completed reimbursement claim
form.