News & Updates
Attorney General Schwalb Announces Program to Help Parents Who Are Behind on Child Support Payments
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced the Office of the Attorney General’s Child Support Services Division’s (CSSD) Amnesty Program, designed to support and provide relief for parents who are behind on child support payments and may be facing legal action from the District.
DC Attorney General Schwalb Sues to Stop Federal Government Takeover of Metropolitan Police Department
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s unlawful attempt to take over the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Frequently Asked Questions: Individuals in Homeless Encampments in DC
This guidance is intended to inform residents—including residents who are experiencing homelessness—about their rights and the resources available to them. Please read and share the Q&A below.
Attorney General Schwalb Issues Business Advisory On DC Employment Laws Protecting Restaurant Workers
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today issued the below Business Advisory to help inform the District’s restaurant community about DC employment laws protecting restaurant workers.
Attorney General Schwalb Requires Delivery Company to Repay District Workers Deprived of Wages and Benefits
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Zinoff & Company, LLC (doing business as “DeliverThat”), will pay $100,000 to impacted workers and the District for engaging in an illegal misclassification scheme through which it denied its delivery workers the wages and benefits they…
Attorney General Schwalb Wins Appeals in Two Significant Housing Cases in Wards 4 & 8
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced successful outcomes in two separate appellate cases in which the District sought to hold landlords and developers accountable for harm they caused to DC residents.
Attorney General Schwalb Issues Business Advisory on Wage Transparency Requirements
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today issued an advisory to businesses with District employees regarding DC’s Wage Transparency Act, which went into effect one year ago.
Attorney General Schwalb Recovers Over $300,000 from Gilead Sciences for Illegal Kickback Scheme
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead), a pharmaceutical company that sells medications covered by the District’s Medicaid program, will pay $316,413 to the District to resolve allegations that it engaged in an illegal kickback scheme where it paid…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1.2 Million from Opioid Drug Manufacturers
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that eight opioid drug manufacturers will pay the District approximately $1.2 million as part of a nationwide settlement resolving allegations that these companies contributed to and exacerbated the national opioid crisis.
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $290,000 for Workers and District
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that two related cleaning companies, Mardone Inc. (doing business as J&B Cleaning Services) and Cuzco Facilities Services, LLC, will pay $290,000 to resolve allegations that they failed to pay 323 housekeepers working at hotels across the…