COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITNESS LIST 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING on Bill 22-130, Paid Leave Compensation Act of 2017 Bill 22-133, Universal Paid Leave Compensation for Workers Amendment Act of 2017 Bill 22-302, Large Employer Paid-Leave Compensation Act of 2017 Bill 22-325, Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2017 & Bill 22-334, Universal Paid Leave Pay Structure Amendment Act of 2017 on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 10:30 a.m., Council Chambers, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 WITNESS LIST 1. Rashad Young City Administrator, District of Columbia 2. Gayle Goldin Senator, Rhode Island State Legislature/FMLI Campaign Advisor, Family Values @ Work 3. Laura Brown Executive Director, First Shift Justice Project 4. Benjamin Veghte Vice President for Policy, National Academy of Social Insurance 5. Pronita Gupta Director of Job Quality, Center for Law and Social Policy 6. Aparna Mathur Public Witness 7. Andrew Kline Legislative Counsel, Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington and Veritas Law 8. Vincent Orange Sr. President & CEO, DC Chamber of Commerce 9. Marie Johns Chairperson, DC Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 10. Erika Wadlington Director of Public Policy & Programs, DC Chamber of Commerce 11. Seema Nanda Chief Operating Officer, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights 12. Taryn Morrisey Public Witness 13. Yesim Taylor Executive Director, DC Policy Center 14. June Jimenez Public Witness 15. Jonathon Cho Treasurer of Board, Adams Morgan Partnership BID 16. Eric Jones Associate Director of Government Affairs, Associated Builders and Contractors of Metro Washington 17. Solomon Keene President & CEO, Hotel Association of Washington D.C. 18. Valerie Ervin Senior Advisor, DC Working Families 19. Kevin Clinton Chief Operating Officer, Federal City Council 20. Jaime Contreras Vice President, SEIU 32BJ 21. Kimberly Mitchell Public Witness 22. Andrew Hunt Principal, AGH Strategies 23. Melanie L. Campbell President & CEO, The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation 24. Ketayoun Darvich-Kodjouri Principal, Springboard Partners 25. Emily Martin General Counsel and Vice President for Workplace Justice, National Women's Law Center 26. Eric Atilano Public Witness 27. Roger Horowitz Owner, Pleasant Pops 28. Katharine Zambon Public Witness 29. Lisa Mallory CEO, DC Building Industry Association 30. Jessica Champagne Public Witness 31. Porter McConnell Public Witness 32. Raphaele Pelaez Director of Human Resources, TCG, Inc. 33. Arthur Smith Public Witness 34. Carlos Jimenez Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO 35. Zach Schalk Communications Chair, DC for Democracy 36. Julianne Weis Public Witness 37. Carrmen Wren Public Witness 38. Sarah Fleisch Fink Director of Workplace Policy and Senior Counsel, National Partnership for Women & Families 39. Antara Dutta Public Witness 40. Ricarra Jones Political Organizer, 1199 SEIU 41. Erik Rettig Director of Northeast/MidAtlantic, Small Business Majority 42. Doug Foote Public Witness 43. Monica Weeks Owner, MSW Photography & Design, LLC 44. Elliot Becker Public Witness 45. Sabina Henneberg Public Witness 46. Heather Boushey Executive Director & Chief Economist, Washington Center for Equitable Growth 47. Sally Kram Director of Public and Governmental Affairs, Consortium of Universities 48. Rachel Robinson Public Witness 49. Marcy Karin Public Witness 50. Matt Erickson Partner, 76 Words 51. Rebecca Barson Owner/Principal, RDB Strategies 52. Monica Kamen Co-Director, DC Fair Budget Coalition 53. Darius Sivin Public Witness 54. Adam Graubart President, Roosevelt Institute at George Washington University 55. Ariane Hegewisch Public Witness 56. Lauren Schreiber Public Witness 57. Jeremiah Lowery Public Witness 58. Carla Hashley Public Witness 59. Sara Alcid Campaign Director, MomsRising 60. Keshini Ladduwahetty Public Witness 61. Jim Dinegar President and CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade 62. Marcia St. Hilaire-Finn Owner, Bright Start Early Care & Preschool 63. Rabbi Elizabeth Richman Deputy Director & Rabbi in Resident, Jews United for Justice 64. Jodie Levin-Epstein Consultant, DC Paid Leave Coalition 65. Elizabeth Heyman Public Witness 66. Carol Spring Public Witness 67. Shelley Moskowitz Public Witness 68. Marilyn Givens Public Witness 69. Chris Weiss Director, DC Environmental Network 70. Hannah Weilbacher Public Witness 71. Megan Duffy Store Manager, Patagonia 72. Jamie Davis Smith Public Witness 73. Rob Keithan Public Witness 74. Joanna Blotner Campaign Manager, DC Paid Family Leave Coalition 75. Carla Ferris Owner, Wagamuffin Pet Care LLC 76. Meredith Perry Public Witness 77. Diana Ramirez Executive Director, Restaurant Opportunities Center of DC 78. Folasade Moonsammy Public Witness 79. Mary Beth Tinker Public Witness 80. Victoria Hougham Public Witness 81. Sara Comeau Public Witness 82. Mary Laura Calhoun Public Witness 83. Travis Ballie Public Witness 84. Rontel Batie Federal Advocate, National Employment Law Project 85. Carol Joyner Director, Labor Project for Working Families 86. Ed Lazere Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 87. Kirsten Williams Vice President of Government Affairs for DC, Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington 88. David Moran Area Director of Operation, Clyde’s Restaurant Group 89. Diane Gross Owner, Cork Wine Bar 90. Diana Alvord Public Witness 91. Perry Redd Employment Advocacy Director, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 92. Walter Smith Executive Director, DC Appleseed 93. Kreig Rajaram Public Witness 94. Bruce Barfield Public Witness 95. Steven Nash President & CEO, Stoddard Baptist Home 96. Mahesh Tyagi Chief Financial Officer, Stoddard Baptist Home 97. Lindsay Dupertuis Public Witness 98. Bernie Brill Executive Director, Alliance for Construction Excellence 99. Jacqueline D. Bowens President and CEO, District of Columbia Hospital Association 100. Joe Andronaco President, Access Green 101. Sequnely Gray Research Coordinator, A Jobs with Justice 102. Ari Gejdenson President, Mindful Restaurant 103. Rozita Green Chief Strategy Officer, Bainum Family Foundation 104. Cora Williams CEO & President, Ideal Electrical Supply 105. Ellen Bravo Co-Director, Family Values @Work 106. John Camp Public Witness 107. Bonita Williams Public Witness 108. Jena Carr Owner & Business Operations Manager, Little Red Fox 109. Franco Paz Gomez Public Witness GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR * * * Public Hearing on Bill 22-130, the Paid Leave Compensation Act of 2017, Bill 22-133, the Universal Paid Leave Compensation for Workers Amendment Act of 2017, Bill 22-302, the Large Employer Paid-Leave Compensation Act of 2017, Bill 22-325, the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2017, and Bill 22-334, the Universal Paid Leave Pay Structure Amendment Act of 2017 Testimony of Rashad M. Young City Administrator Wr;.ARr;.* * * ocWASHINGTON Before the Committee of the Whole Council of the District of Columbia The Honorable Phil Mendelson, Chairperson Council Chamber John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 October 10, 2017 10:30a.m. Testimony of City Administrator Rashad Young Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Universal Paid Leave Act of 2017 October 10, 2017 Good morning, Chairman Mendelson and members of the Council. For the record, my name is Rashad Young, and I serve as the City Administrator of the District of Columbia. Joining me today at the table is Jacob Wong, an Applied Research Analyst in the Office of the City Administrator. I am pleased to testify before you today on Bill 22-130, the Paid Leave Compensation Act of 2017; Bill 22-133, the Universal Paid Leave Compensation for Workers Amendment Act of 2017; Bill 22-302, the Large Employer Paid-Leave Compensation Act of 2017; Bill 22-325, the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2017; and Bill 22-334, the Universal Paid Leave Pay Structure Amendment Act of 2017. Each of these bills proposes to make amendments to the Universal Paid Leave Act, which was approved by the Council in December of 2016. Overview of Universal Paid Leave Act As you are aware, the Universal Paid Leave Act creates one of the first programs of its kind in the country. Under the Act, part-time and full-time private employees who work in the District, regardless of their place of residence, will be eligible for a paid leave benefit. The paid leave benefit consists of 6 weeks of paid leave for the care of a family member, 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth a child or placement of a child with the employee, and 2 weeks of paid leave for the employee's own serious medical condition. 1 Testimony of City Administrator Rashad Young Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Universal Paid Leave Act of 2017 October 10, 2017 The weekly benefit that an employee will be paid under the Act is calculated as a percentage of the employee's regular wages, capped at $1,000 per week. The benefits will be funded by a 0.62% payroll tax imposed on all District employers. It is important to note that the program will be administered by the District, not by employers. Employees will apply to the District government for the benefit, the District government will review and approve or disapprove the benefit claim, and the District government will make direct benefit payments to employees. It is also important to note, particularly