News & Updates
Newsletter: Standing Up for District Workers
Last week, we announced our largest wage theft win to date. OAG secured a settlement with Airway Sheet Metal Co. that will provide more than $100,000 in unpaid wages to 40 workers.
AG Racine Wins $224K+ Judgment Against Home Contractor for Illegal, Shoddy Construction and Wage Theft
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced an estimated $224,000 judgment in its lawsuit against Xquisite Basements & Kitchens, Inc., a home renovation contractor, and Newton Gaynor, its owner and operator, for providing illegal and incomplete construction work to District consumers and…
AG Racine Recovers $100K+ in Unpaid Wages for District Sheet Metal Workers
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Airway Sheet Metal Co., Inc. will pay more than $100,000 in unpaid wages to 40 sheet metal workers as part of a settlement in a wage-theft case with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
AG Racine Sues Teacher Exchange Companies for Exploiting Colombian J-1 Visa Holders Working in District Schools
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Earl Francisco Lopez and his teacher exchange companies – Bilingual Teacher Exchange (BTE) and related entities – for preying upon dozens of foreign teachers working in D.C. schools.
AG Racine Announces Four Fast Food Chains To End Use Of No-Poach Agreements
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that, as a result of a settlement with 14 state attorneys general, Dunkin’, Arby’s, Five Guys, and Little Caesars will cease using “no-poach” agreements, which prevent fast food workers from moving from one franchise to another within the same…
HEADS UP: Child Support Services Office Opens at 1:00pm on Dec. 6
OAG’s Child Support Services Division (CSSD) will be closed on Thursday morning, December 6 and will resume normal operations at 1:00pm.
AG Racine Recovers $15K in Stolen Wages for DC Cell Phone Store Workers
Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that his office has reached a settlement with Briggs Chaney Wireless, Inc., a company that operated two MetroPCS cell phone stores in the District, to resolve claims that the company failed to pay workers the District’s minimum wage for nearly a…
AG Racine Sues Power Design for Cheating Hundreds of Electrical Workers Out of Wages and Benefits
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Power Design, Inc., a national electrical contractor, for failing to classify hundreds of its workers as employees and cheating them out of wages and benefits.
Child Support Amnesty: Helping Parents Get Back on Track to Support Their Kids
OAG is rolling out a few special initiatives designed to give parents the tools they need to support their children.
AG Racine Announces Child Support Amnesty For August
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a month-long child support amnesty program in August as part of Child Support Awareness Month.