District of Columbia Code Division V. Local Business Affairs § 32-171.01. Definitions.

(1) “Activities” means conducting outreach to, providing worker education to, or providing legal services for eligible individuals related to employment laws.

(2) “Community-based organization” means a nonprofit organization, including a legal services provider, headquartered in the District of Columbia whose purpose OAG determines is aligned with one or more purposes of the Program.

(3) “Eligible individual” means an individual who works in the District.

(4) “Employment laws” means workplace leave laws and:

(5) “Grantee” means a community-based organization in receipt of a Program grant issued pursuant to § 32-175.02.

(6) “Legal services” means the provision of legal advice, assistance, or representation regarding an individual's rights or responsibilities related to a particular matter or more general matters.

(7) “Legal services provider” means a nonprofit organization or clinical program headquartered in the District that provides legal services.

(8) “Low- or moderate-income eligible individual” means an individual who works in the District and who earns an hourly wage or salary equivalent to less than 3 times the District minimum wage or who has a household income that falls at or below 400% of the federal poverty guidelines issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(9) “OAG” means the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.

(10) “Program” means the Workplace Rights Grant Program established pursuant to § 32-175.02.

(11) “Workplace leave laws” means laws that provide for eligible individuals to take leave from their employment and protect the right to do so, and include the: