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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)

Citation
Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)
Parent Document
Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1997-09-23

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When the Council recently looked at a wrongful discharge issue, it focused exclusively on a very narrow, precisely drawn concern: protection of employees who provide food, janitorial, and nonprofessional health care services. The Council enacted legislation that requires contractors who take over contracts for the provision of such services to hire their predecessors’ employees for a period of ninety days and, after evalua*171tions, to offer continued employment if per-formanee has been satisfactory.38 Remedies of back pay and costs, including attorney’s fees, are provided.39 Of significance here, this legislation also provides: