News & Updates
Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2024 Labor Day Report Highlighting $9.5 Million Secured for Workers & District Over Past Year
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2024 Labor Day Report, detailing the office’s continuing efforts to stand up for workers, enforce the District’s labor laws, and ensure all businesses in the District compete on a level playing field…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $186,000+ for Hotel Restaurant Workers & DC
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that IHG Management LLC (IHG) must pay more than $186,000 to resolve allegations that it failed to provide accurate, honest, timely, and transparent compensation policies to workers at Moon Rabbit when it was owned and operated by IHG at the…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $3.75 Million in District's Largest-Ever Workers' Rights Enforcement Action
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has secured the largest recovery in a workers’ rights enforcement action in District history.
Attorney General Schwalb Secures More Than $525,000 for Restaurant Workers & DC in Wage Theft Lawsuit
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Swahili Village M Street, LLC (Swahili Village DC) and its owner, Kevin Onyona, must pay $526,973 to restaurant workers and DC to resolve a 2023 wage theft lawsuit. In its lawsuit, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleged that…
Attorney General Schwalb Sues 5 Construction Companies and Labor Brokers for Widespread Illegal Worker Misclassification Scheme
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today filed a lawsuit against five companies for engaging in a widespread misclassification scheme that deprived hundreds of District construction workers the wages and benefits they were entitled to under DC law.
Attorney General Schwalb Commends DC Council for Continued Investment in Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today commended the DC Council for delivering on the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Fiscal Year 2025 budget priorities, including provisions which will provide critical resources to support OAG’s efforts to improve public safety and support District…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures Over $227,000 for Workers & DC in Multiple Wage Theft Actions
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that three companies operating in the District - Fetch Package, Inc. (Fetch), Potomac Foods Company, and Food Works Group, LLC (Food Works) - will pay over $150,000 to affected workers and $77,000 to the District in penalties to resolve…
Protecting the Environment for all Washingtonians
Last week, communities around the world gathered to celebrate Earth Day, and at the Office of the Attorney General, we are committed to using every legal tool available to protect the District’s abundant natural resources, fight for environmental justice, and ensure all Washingtonians have…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $350,000 for District & Workers Cheated in Misclassification Scheme
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Tricon Construction, Inc. (Tricon) will pay $350,000 to resolve allegations that Tricon and four of its subcontractors engaged in an illegal worker misclassification scheme that denied sick leave and other benefits to approximately 200…
Improving Public Safety with a New Grant Program
At the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), we recognize that along with policing and prosecution, prevention work is a key component of any comprehensive public safety strategy to help make the District safer now and in the future.