News & Updates
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 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 Proposes Child Support System Reforms to Expand Financial Support for DC Kids
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today introduced the Child Support Improvement Amendment Act of 2026 to reform the District’s child support system by ensuring that every dollar of child support collected from non-custodial parents gets to the children and families it is intended to help.
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…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $725,000 for Construction Workers and DC In Wage Theft Settlement
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Christian Siding, a construction company that has worked on projects across DC, must pay $725,000 to resolve allegations that the company failed to pay “prevailing wages" to workers on three publicly-funded affordable housing projects…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $100,000+ for Preschool Teachers and Nurses Forced to Sign Illegal “TRAP” Contracts
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) successfully resolved two separate investigations into suspected workplace rights violations involving the use of unlawful training repayment agreement provisions—known as TRAPs—that harmed nurses at…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures More Than $166k for Workers and the District
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Unique On The Go Corporation, a car detailing and rental car management company, will pay $166,011 to resolve allegations that the company paid 84 workers less than the minimum wage and deprived them of overtime wages when they worked more…
Attorney General Schwalb, Councilmembers Frumin and Pinto Announce Child Support Increase for TANF Families
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, alongside Councilmembers Matt Frumin (Ward 3) and Brooke Pinto (Ward 2), today announced that beginning October 1, 2025, families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) will see an increase in child support passthrough payments from $150 to $…
Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2025 Labor Day Report Highlighting $6 Million Secured for Workers & District
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2025 Labor Day Report, detailing the office’s efforts to stand up for workers, enforce the District’s labor laws, and ensure all businesses in the District compete on a level playing field.