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Laws current as of August 30, 2024 What other types of issues can I use my paid time off to handle?
In addition to using your paid leave to handle certain domestic violence-related matters, you can also use your paid leave:
- because of your physical or mental illness, injury, or medical condition;
- to get a professional medical diagnosis or care, or preventive medical care for yourself; or
- to care for a child, a parent, a spouse, domestic partner, or any other family member who has any of the conditions mentioned above or who has the need for diagnosis or care for a mental illness, injury, or medical condition.1
1 D.C. Code § 32–531.02(b)(1)-(3)
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