News & Updates
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 Introduces Legislation to Protect Personal Health Data of District Consumers and Strengthen Privacy Laws
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today introduced the Consumer Health Information Privacy Protection Act of 2024 (“CHIPPA”), legislation to protect District consumers’ personal health data by requiring certain entities that fall outside of the federal Health Insurance Portability and…
Attorney General Schwalb Introduces Legislation to Improve Safety and Security at District Apartment Buildings Impacted by Crime
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today introduced the Secure Apartments For Everyone (SAFE) Regulation Amendment Act to improve safety and reduce incidents of crime at District apartment complexes.
Attorney General Schwalb Leads Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Ghost Gun Regulations
District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, and New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin co-led a group of 24 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule regulating ghost guns—untraceable weapons often made at…
Attorney General Schwalb Leads Coalition Urging Court to Uphold FTC's Ban on Deceptive TurboTax Advertising
District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 22 state attorneys general in support of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising “free” tax preparation…
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 Announces Johnson & Johnson Will Pay $700 Million for Deceiving Customers About Dangerous Baby Powder Products
Today, Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb and 42 other state attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations of deceptive marketing practices for baby powder and body powder products containing talc.
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…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $40 Million From Billionaire Michael Saylor in Tax Fraud Lawsuit
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Michael J. Saylor and MicroStrategy, Inc., the company he co-founded and led, will pay $40 million to resolve a tax fraud lawsuit filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleging that Saylor had defrauded the District of over $25…