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 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 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 The Park At 14th Will Pay $243,000+ to Resolve Workers’ Rights Investigation
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Park Place Inc., which owns and operates the restaurant, nightclub, and event venue The Park at 14th, will pay $243,350 to harmed workers and the District to resolve an investigation that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has…
Attorney General Schwalb Sues DC Government Contractor for Defrauding District and Stealing Wages from Workers
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today filed a lawsuit against Sequoia Row Consulting, LLC (Sequoia Row), and its owner and CEO, Paul Lawrence, for exploiting DC’s Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) program and fraudulently securing over $13 million in DC government contracts reserved for DC…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures Money Back for Dozens of DC Janitors Exploited in Wage Theft Scheme
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. (JPI) and Nabicorp Enterprises Inc. (Jan-Pro of Washington) will pay a total of $279,000 to janitorial workers and the District to resolve a workers’ rights lawsuit filed by the Office of the…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures Over $302,000 for Construction Workers & DC
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that two drywall installation companies operating in the District – DR Construction and Consulting, Inc. (DRCC) and Pedro & Pablo’s Construction Company, Inc. (Pedro & Pablo) – will together pay more than $302,000 to workers and the…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1.75 Million Wage Theft Judgment Against District Restaurant and Its Owner
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) secured a $1.75 million judgment against Talea Ristorante and its owner, Hamza Hadani, for systematically stealing employees’ wages and violating numerous laws that protect District workers.
Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2025 Impact Report
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2025 Impact Report, highlighting OAG’s efforts to protect the District and its residents over the last year, including securing $906.8 million in savings and benefits for DC – a 477% return on…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1.5 Million from Construction Company for Wage Theft Scheme
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Brothers Mechanical Inc., a construction company that has worked on large development projects in NoMa, Navy Yard, and other DC neighborhoods, will pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that the company and its subcontractors misclassified…