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Committee questions agencies on processing times, audit scope and leave stacking
Summary
During Q&A the committee pressed DCHR and DOES about permit turnaround, auditing obligations and how PFL interacts with federal FMLA and DC FML; DCHR said complete packets average three days in DCHR but the full workflow can take 10–30 days, and PeopleSoft was implemented Feb. 2023 for tracking.
Committee members used the hearing’s Q&A to probe implementation details and operational impacts. DCHR Director Charles Hall and DOES Director Dr. Nique Morris Hughes answered operational questions about leave processing, permitting timelines and auditing requirements.
Hall said DCHR uses PeopleSoft (implemented February 2023) and MicroStrategy dashboards to track leave, and that a completed PFL packet averages about three days to process within DCHR. He also said the overall application workflow can take ‘‘10 days to 30 days when we have a complete packet’’ because the process includes agency review, submission to DCHR and system uploads. The director emphasized that some large independent agencies do not appear in the PeopleSoft data and that committee follow‑up will be required to capture a full picture.
Hughes said an electronic youth work permit system could allow 1–2 week turnaround times if employers and applicants provide complete documentation; she recommended risk‑based auditing rather than an annual audit of every permit, which DOEES staff said would be operationally burdensome for a universe that could reach 22,000 permits.
Committee members repeatedly returned to the interaction between PFL, Federal FMLA and DC FML and how those entitlements can run concurrently, potentially producing months of combined leave; Hall laid out examples of how leave sources stack and noted the District already offers multiple overlapping leave options that can extend total time out of work. Members asked agencies to return with clearer, agency‑by‑agency data and implementation timelines.
