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AG Schwalb Announces Agreement to Enhance Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that a proposed settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to ensure that Pennsylvania reduce its contribution of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including the Potomac…

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AG Schwalb Statement on US House of Representatives' Vote to Overturn District Law that Improves Public Safety

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the following statement regarding the US House of Representatives’ vote to overturn the District’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act.

Topics: Public Safety
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AG Schwalb Leads 18 Attorneys General Supporting US Federal Trade Commission Rule to Ban Workplace Non-Competes

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today led 18 Attorneys General in submitting a comment in support of the United States Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule banning workplace non-competes. The comment discusses how non-compete clauses harm workers, businesses, and the economy, and how…

Topics: Worker Rights
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AG Schwalb Secures $835,000 from Construction Company that Denied Workers Sick Leave and Benefits

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Maryland Applicators, a construction company that operates throughout the District of Columbia, will pay $835,000 to the District to resolve allegations that the company intentionally misclassified its employees as independent contractors to…

Topics: Worker Rights
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AG Schwalb Testimony on Office of the Attorney General Hearing on Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

Statement of Brian L. Schwalb Attorney General for the District of Columbia

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AG Schwalb Secures $15.2 Million from JUUL for Preying on District Children and Lying to Consumers about its Dangerous E-Cigarette Products

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that JUUL Labs, Inc. (JUUL) will pay $15.2 million – the largest litigated settlement the DC Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has secured under the Consumer Protection Procedures Act in District history – to resolve allegations that it…

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AG Schwalb Joins 23 AGs Fighting Back Against Decision to Block Medication Abortion Access

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, along with 23 other attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief seeking to stop a court ruling from restricting access to mifepristone, a safe and effective prescription abortion medication.

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AG Schwalb Secures Over $625,000 from Washington Commanders for Failing to Return District's Fans' Ticket Deposits

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Pro-Football Inc., the corporation which owns the Washington Commanders, will return over $200,000 to impacted residents and pay $425,000 to the District to resolve allegations that the team systematically failed to return ticket holders’…

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AG Schwalb Announces Appointment of Stephanie Litos as Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced today that Stephanie Litos has been appointed as the Deputy Attorney General for the Office of the Attorney General's (OAG) Civil Litigation Division (CLD), effective March 29, 2023. Ms. Litos, who served as the Interim Deputy Attorney General, has now…

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AG Schwalb Files First Lawsuit Enforcing New Anti-Discrimination Protections for Voucher Holders

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced the filing of a housing discrimination lawsuit seeking to enforce new protections for DC tenants that went into effect in 2022. In a lawsuit filed against two local real estate companies—Bailey Real Estate Holdings, LLC and 1537 Gales Street NE,…