This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. discusses changes to the District of Columbia's Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendments Act of 2013. First, the Council has repealed the requirement that the Act will apply on inclusion in an approved budget, therefore allowing it to become effective immediately. Second, the Council has removed the requirement that employees work for one year before accruing Sick and Safe Leave Act (SSLA) leave, instead providing that the leave begins to accrue on date of hire and can be used after 90 days. Third, the Council has removed the provisions mandating that accrued leave be carried over, and that only one year's accrual can be used in any calendar year. Finally, the amendments strengthen the Act's anti-retaliation protections and permit employees to sue for violations.