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January 21, 2016
The Honorable Phil Mendelson, ChairmanCouncil of the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 504Washington, DC 20004
RE: B21-415, the “Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015”
Dear Chairman Mendelson,
On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we write to support your effort to ensure tha
a proper cost analysis is completed and analyzed on Bill 21-415, the “Universal Paid Leave Actof 2015” prior to any further Council action being taken. On January 14, 2016, you heard
testimony from both the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia and the CityAdministrator regarding numerous concerns with respect to Bill 21-415. In fact, both presentedoutstanding questions that they believed should be addressed prior to a Council vote on the bill.We call upon you to convene a meeting of all of the stakeholders, including representatives fromthe business community, to discuss how best to create a fiscally sustainable paid leave program.
The purpose of the working group would be to address all of the outstanding concerns the
Committee heard at the December 2, 2015 and January 14, 2016 hearings. As you will recall,there is no consensus on what the ultimate cost would be for the District Government, employersand employees if the legislation were enacted by Council. The working group would focus on thfiscal analyses produced by various stakeholders, including the Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, IHS Global, Inc. (prepared for Greater Washington Board of Trade), and the Institute foWomen’s Policy Research, in order to produce a more accurate prediction of the bottom line.
Sincerely,
Lisa Mallory, CEO Jim Dinegar, President & CEODistrict of Columbia Building Industry Association Greater Washington Board of Trade
Dr. John C. Cavanaugh, President & CEO Margaret Singleton, Interim President & CEO
Consortium of Universities of the Universities DC Chamber of Commerce
Washington Metropolitan Area
Solomon Keene Kathy Hollinger, President & CEO
Hotel Association of Washington, DC Restaurant Association Metropolitan
Washington, DC
Robert Malson Margaret O. Jeffers, Exec. Vice President
District of Columbia Hospital Association Apartment and Office Building of Metro Washington
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Debra D. Livingston, President Marty Janis, President
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Washington Parking Association
of Metro Washington
John Graham, CAE, President & CEO Angela Franco, President & CEO
American Society of Association Executives Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
cc: Honorable Mayor Muriel Bowser and Members of the Council