News & Updates
Newsletter: Win for Workers
In a big win for District workers, our office announced that Power Design—a major electrical contractor—will pay $2.75 million to resolve a wage theft and worker misclassification case.
AG Racine Announces National Electrical Contractor Will Pay $2.75 Million to Workers and the District to Resolve Wage Theft Lawsuit
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Power Design, Inc., a national electrical contractor, will be required to pay $2.75 million to workers and the District as part of a settlement in a wage theft and worker misclassification case.
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.
Testimony on Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2019
Statement of Randolph ChenCo-Acting Chief, Social Justice Section - Public Advocacy Division
AG Racine Sues DoorDash For Deceiving District Consumers By Taking Tips From Food Delivery Workers
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against DoorDash, Inc., a food delivery service, for its practice of encouraging consumers to tip for food deliveries and then pocketing those tips instead of passing them along to workers.
AG Racine Leads 12-State Coalition To Ensure Workers Can Resolve Employment Disputes Fairly And Quickly In Arbitration
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 12 state Attorneys General calling on the nation’s leading arbitration firms to provide information about obstacles workers face in resolving employment-related disputes.
Testimony on Worker Misclassification and Payroll Fraud Prevention Act
Statement of Karl A. RacineAttorney General of the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General
AG Racine Releases Report on Payroll Fraud in District Construction Industry
Report Details How Companies Evade Taxes and Reduce Workers’ Take-Home Pay by Illegally Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
Seeking job opportunities? Career Fair for Parents with Active Child Support Cases
August is Child Support Awareness Month and while OAG’s Child Support Services focuses on helping District families all year long, this month they roll out special efforts to help parents support their children.