(d) In accordance with applicable law, the Office may resolve or attempt to resolve an investigation at any point through settlement upon terms that are satisfactory to the Office.
(e) The Office may issue a notice of violation to an employer who fails to provide true and accurate information or records requested by the Office in connection with an investigation.
(f) An employer who fails to timely and fully respond to the request for information or records that is the subject of a notice of violation issued under subdivision (e) of this section on or before the first scheduled appearance date is subject to a penalty of five hundred dollars, in addition to any penalties or remedies imposed as a result of the Office's investigation.
(g) The employer may cure a notice of violation issued in accordance with subdivision (e) of this section without the penalty imposed in connection with subdivision (f) by:
(1) producing the requested information or records on or before the first scheduled appearance date; or
(2) resolving, to the satisfaction of the Office on or before the first scheduled appearance date, the investigation that is the basis for the request for information or records.
(h) A finding that an employer has an official or unofficial policy or practice that denies a right established or protected by the OLPS laws and rules shall constitute a violation of the applicable provision of the OLPS laws and rules for each and every employee subject to such policy or practice.
(Added City Record 8/21/2018, eff. 9/20/2018)