1625.1 An employee who disputes a final agency reprimand or a final agency corrective, adverse, or enforced leave action under this chapter may seek one (1) of the following remedies:

1. (a) For enforced leave actions of less than ten (10) days and for corrective actions, the employee may elect to pursue a grievance within ten (10) days after the issuance date of the final agency action;
2. (b) For enforced leave actions of ten (10) or more days and adverse actions, the employee may elect to appeal the final agency action to the Office of Employee Appeals (OEA) no more than thirty (30) days after the effective date of the final agency decision; and
3. (c) For any other agency actions under this chapter, the employee may elect to pursue a grievance no more than forty-five (45) business days after the date of the alleged violation or final action, whichever is later.

1625.2 Notwithstanding Subsection 1625.1, a system of grievance resolution negotiated between the District and a labor organization shall take precedence over the procedures of this chapter for employees in a bargaining unit represented by the labor organization.

1625.3 Neither a grievance nor an appeal to OEA shall delay implementation of a final agency action under this chapter.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 7094 (September 1, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 1265 (February 5, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 4623 (May 12, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 5866 (May 10, 2019).