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AG Racine Statement on New Attorney General-Elect Brian Schwalb

 Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement congratulating Brian Schwalb on becoming the new Attorney General-elect.

Topics: Other
Testimony

OAG Testimony on the Proactive Inspection Program Act of 2022

This important bill will ensure that the newly created Department of Buildings (DOB) will have an effective proactive inspection program, which is critical to ensuring safe housing for the District’s most at-risk residents.

Topics: Tenant Rights

The Owners of Safeway and Harris Teeter Are Planning a Merger. We Need to Know Its Impact Before Investors Cash In.

Yesterday, we sued in federal court and filed a temporary restraining order to stop Albertsons (Safeway’s owner) from paying out nearly $4 billion to their investors.

Topics: Antitrust
Testimony

OAG Testimony on Bill 24-658, "Consumer Protection Procedures Amendment Act of 2022"

Statement of Adam Teitelbaum, Director, Office of Consumer Protection, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

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AG Racine Sues Albertsons and Kroger in Federal Court to Halt $4 Billion Cash Handout to Shareholders

Lawsuit and Temporary Restraining Order Follow Albertsons’ & Kroger’s’ Refusal to Stop the Private Equity Cash-Grab that Would Hamstring Albertsons’ Ability to Compete & Hurt Jobs of Safeway Employees

Topics: Antitrust
Press Release

Worker Alert: Check Whether You Are Being Charged Fees to Collect Tips

OAG Alerts Workers that Restaurants Using GratShare Tip-Distribution App Are Illegally Charging Employees Fees to Receive Tips

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AG Racine Secures Emergency Relief Against Affordable Housing Non-Profit for Abandoning Mission, Attempting to Use Charitable Assets for Private Gain

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that his office succeeded in stopping the Janet Keenan Housing Corporation, which provides affordable housing to low-income DC residents, from attempting to sell their property for private purposes in violation of District non-profit law.

Topics: Nonprofit
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AG Racine Leads Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Backing States' Ability to Enforce Their Constitutions to Ensure Free and Fair Elections

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a coalition of 22 Attorneys General in filing a friend of the court brief in Moore v. Harper, a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to adopt the radical “independent state legislature theory” (ISLT) and give state legislators the…

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AG Racine Sues Gig Economy Company "Shipt" for Stealing Workers' Wages, Denying Employees Basic Rights Including Minimum Wage, Overtime, and Paid Sick Leave

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a new lawsuit against Shipt, a gig company that offers shopping and delivery services, for denying full-time workers basic employment rights by deploying an increasingly prevalent misclassification scheme through which employers cheat employees out…

Topics: Worker Rights