News & Updates
Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2026 Labor Day Report
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2026 Labor Day Report, highlighting how over the last year OAG has fought for workers, enforced the District’s labor laws, and worked to ensure that all District businesses compete on a level…
Attorney General Schwalb Sues Owner and Manager of Ward 5 Affordable Apartment Building for Extreme and Pervasive Disrepair
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today sued the owner and manager of Delta Pearl, a large affordable apartment building located at 1400 Florida Ave NE, for extreme neglect at the property that is actively endangering the health and safety of tenants. An investigation by the Office of the…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $95,000 from Online Grocery Store for Misclassifying and Underpaying Workers and Denying Them Paid Sick Leave
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Weee! Inc., Weee! Logistics LLC, and Weee! OD Foods, LLC (together, “Weee!”), an online grocery delivery company, has agreed to pay $95,000 to delivery drivers and the District to resolve allegations of worker misclassification, which…
Attorney General Schwalb Sues Nonprofit Founder Who Diverted $125,000+ of District Grant Money for Personal Use
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today sued Allyson Abrams and two nonprofit organizations she founded, Empowerment Justice Center (EJC) and Empowerment Liberation Cathedral (ELC), for misusing nonprofit funds and then failing to comply with the terms of a settlement agreement resolving their…
Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Meta Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion for Exploiting Kids with Intentionally Addictive Social Media Platforms
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta). It is the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The District will receive at least $90,395,940 and up to $…
Attorney General Schwalb Announces Public Corruption Charges Against 6 MPD Members For Widespread Overtime Fraud Scheme
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that warrants were signed seeking the arrest of six members of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for falsifying overtime claims by forging supervisory approvals and manipulating official overtime records, resulting in the District paying…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $400,000 from Staffing Company That Denied Paid Sick Leave to Hundreds of DC Workers
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that First Impression Staffing, LLC, a front desk staffing company, will pay $400,000 to harmed workers and the District to address allegations that the company deprived hundreds of DC workers of paid sick and safe leave. Under the terms of a…
Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Fort Myer Construction Will Make Sweeping Changes to Prevent Further Water Pollution from Ward 5 Facility
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Fort Myer Construction Corporation (Fort Myer), one of the region’s largest road paving and infrastructure construction companies, will pay $450,000 and make extensive upgrades to its equipment and business practices to resolve a lawsuit…
Attorney General Schwalb Announces Agreement Regarding Legally Required Review of Proposed Transfer of Nonprofit George Washington University Physician Group
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) will have until at least September 30, 2026, to review the proposed transfer of certain assets, physicians, and other health care personnel from The Medical Faculty Associates, Inc. (MFA), a nonprofit…
Attorney General Schwalb Advocates for Public Service Commission to Reject Washington Gas Pipe Replacement Plan That Would Raise Rates for DC Residents
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), along with the Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC) and the Sierra Club, secured a new hearing before the DC Public Service Commission to reconsider Washington Gas Light Company’s (Washington Gas)…