WASHINGTON, DC – Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that three companies – B&B Solutions, Levy Premium Foodservice Limited Partnership, and District Dogs – will cumulatively pay nearly $1 million to resolve separate allegations that they failed to comply with District wage-and-hour laws. Each settlement recovers restitution and benefits for District workers, as well as civil penalties for the District. 

“Employers are legally required to pay District workers all the wages and benefits they have earned,” said AG Schwalb. “Our office is committed to protecting workers’ wage-and-hour rights and fostering an environment where law-abiding District businesses can thrive fairly and competitively.” 

Details for each case are below: 

B&B Solutions 
B&B Solutions (B&B) is a Maryland-based flooring installation company that retained subcontractors to complete a District government cleaning contract in March 2020. OAG filed a wage theft lawsuit against B&B and its subcontractors for failing to pay janitorial workers minimum wage or to provide paid sick leave, as required by the District’s Minimum Wage Revision Act (MWRA) and Sick & Safe Leave Act (SSLA).

To resolve the District’s suit, B&B and one of its contractors will: 

• Pay $612,000, distributed as follows: 
   
  • $475,000 will be paid to workers as restitution and damages for the wages they are legally owed; and
     
  • $137,000 will be paid to the District in civil penalties.  
     
• Ensure that workers will be paid all wages they are owed and accrue paid sick leave in accordance with the MWRA and SSLA.  

The full Consent Order is available here.

This matter was handled by Assistant Attorney General Jason Jones, former Assistant Attorneys General Nicole Tortoriello and Taylor Larson, and Section Chief Graham Lake.  

Levy Premium Foodservice Limited Partnership 
Levy Premium Foodservice Limited Partnership (Levy) is a national company that operates food services at professional sporting venues, including the dining and concessions program at Nationals Ballpark. Levy employs over 700 food service employees at the stadium. In 2022, OAG commenced an investigation after receiving multiple complaints that Levy had issued pay stubs to employees that reported inaccurately low paid sick leave balances. Levy cooperated with OAG’s investigation and took corrective action.

To resolve OAG’s investigation, Levy will: 

• Provide all employees with 8 additional hours of paid sick leave, which amounts to a total benefit value of over $164,000;  
   
• Conduct an audit of its payroll records to correct prior paid sick leave reporting errors (employees will receive notices by mail regarding their corrected balances); and 
   
• Pay $35,500 in civil penalties to the District. 

 The full settlement agreement is available here.

This matter was handled by Assistant Attorney General Deepa Goraya, Assistant Section Chief Randy Chen, and Section Chief Graham Lake. 

District Dogs 
District Dogs is a pet care company with four locations in DC. In 2022, OAG began investigating the company after receiving complaints that tips were not being properly distributed to employees who provided day-to-day pet care services. District Dogs cooperated with OAG’s investigation and took corrective action.

To resolve OAG’s investigation, District Dogs has agreed to: 

• Pay $120,159.75 to resolve tip-theft allegations, distributed as follows: 
   
  • $90,159.75 will be paid to workers; and 
     
  • $30,000 will be paid to the District in civil penalties. 
     
• Implement new policies and procedures relating to tip-distribution and timekeeping to ensure prospective compliance with the District’s Wage Payment and Collection Law (WPCL).  

The full settlement agreement is available here.

This matter was handled by Assistant Attorneys General Deepa Goraya and Griffin Simpson, Assistant Section Chief Randy Chen, and Section Chiefs Graham Lake and Alicia Lendon. 

OAG’s Efforts to Protect Workers     
In 2021, OAG established the Workers’ Rights & Antifraud Section, which is dedicated to fighting wage theft and protecting District workers. Since gaining wage theft enforcement authority in 2017, OAG has secured over $18 million for workers and the District by bringing investigations and lawsuits against employers who violate District law. OAG’s wage theft enforcement efforts have focused on industries with high populations of vulnerable workers, such as construction, restaurants and hospitality, healthcare, and the gig economy. OAG also released a report about how worker misclassification hurts workers, undercuts law-abiding businesses, and cheats taxpayers. This past September, OAG released a Labor Day report highlighting efforts to protect DC workers. 

Click here to view a more comprehensive list of OAG’s legal victories standing up for workers’ rights. 

How to Report Wage and Hour Violations 
Workers who believe that their rights have been violated, or that they have experienced wage theft or other wage and hour violations, can contact OAG by calling (202) 442-9828 or emailing workers@dc.gov or trabajadores@dc.gov.