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The law does not require that you give your employer a certain amount of notice to use your leave. However, you are expected to make a reasonable effort to schedule to use your paid leave in a way that does not significantly disrupt your employer’s business.1
1 D.C. Code § 32–531.02(C)(4)(d)
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