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AG Racine Leads Multistate Coalition Opposing Trump Move To Double Asylum Seekers’ Wait To Legally Work

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a coalition of 21 states in opposing an unlawful Trump administration effort to obstruct asylum seekers from applying for work permits.

Topics: Immigration
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Chief Deputy AG Natalie Ludaway Named Senior Staff Member of the Year by National Association of Attorneys General

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today congratulates Chief Deputy Attorney General Natalie O. Ludaway for receiving the 2019 Senior Staff Member of the Year Award from the bipartisan National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG).

Topics: Other
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AG Racine Announces Two District Employers Must Pay Nearly $500K In Unpaid Wages To Workers And Penalties

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) resolved two wage theft enforcement actions against two District employers that require them to pay nearly $500,000 in relief to harmed workers and penalties to the District.

Topics: Worker Rights
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AG Racine Leads Multistate Coalition Opposing Trump Effort that Puts Haitian Born Residents at Risk of Deportation

Attorney General Karl A. Racine, along with his counterparts from California and Massachusetts, today led a group of 21 State Attorneys General in challenging the Trump administration’s effort to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals.

Topics: Immigration

Newsletter: Fighting District Polluters

Air pollution harms the health of thousands of people who live in, work in, and visit the District of Columbia—especially children, the elderly, and communities of color. 

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AG Racine Sues Greyhound for Air Pollution Violations at Union Station

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against Greyhound Lines Inc. for allowing buses to idle at Union Station for longer than the legal limit, polluting the air and endangering the health and safety of commuters and workers.

Newsletter: Celebrating Unity and Community

This week, I was fortunate to join District residents at the Anacostia Coordinating Council’s Multicultural Holiday Celebration to light the Kwanzaa candle for Umoja, which means unity.

Topics: Other
Testimony

Testimony on Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2019

Statement of Randolph ChenCo-Acting Chief, Social Justice Section - Public Advocacy Division

Topics: Worker Rights
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AG Racine Sues JUUL For Creating a Teen Public Health Crisis and Deceiving District Residents About E-Cigarettes

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against JUUL Labs, Inc., a major e-cigarette manufacturer, and its original parent company, for purposely marketing nicotine products to teenagers and misleading consumers about their highly-addictive quality.