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days off per year for sick leave, vacation or personal necessity at the employee's request. Full time_ employees shall accrue compensated days off at the rate of one day per month. Pan time employees shall accrue such days at a rate proportional to full time employees. SECTION 2-14.021 SUBCONTRACTED WORK . Service Contractors shall assure that all subcontracts entered into for the performance of work covered by this Ordinance shall contain a provision requiring the subcontractor(s) to comply with requirements of this Ordinance. SECTION 2-14.030 NOTIFYING EMPLOYEES OF THEIR POTENTIAL RIGHT TO THE FEDERAL EARNED INCOME CREDIT. Any contractor who executes a Service Contract with the City shall inform employees making less than twelve dollars ($12) per hour of their possible right to the federal Earned Income Credit ("EIC") under § 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 26 U.S.C. § 32, and shall make available to employees information about the EIC and forms required to secure advance EIC payments. SECTION 2-14.040 ENFORCEMENT (a) Private Right of Action. An employee claiming violation of this Ordinance shall have the right to file an action against an employer in the appropriate court, within one year after discovery of the alleged violation. The court may award any employee who files suit pursuant to this provision, as to the relevant period of time, the following: (i) For failure to pay the minimum wage required by this Ordinance, the difference between the minimum wage required herein and the amount actually paid to the employee. (ii) For failure to pay medical benefits, the difference between the minimum wage required by this Ordinance with benefits and the amount actually paid to the employee. (iii) For retaliation for exercise of any rights provided for under this Ordinance, reinstatement, back pay, and/or any other relief that a court may deem appropriate. (iv) The court shall award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to an employee who prevails in any such private action. (b) Service Contract Requirements. Each Service Contract to which these regulations apply, shall provide that violation of this Ordinance shall enable any aggrieved employee to file an action against the Service Contractor for damage. In addition, such Page 4 of Ordinance No. 99-03