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Attorney General Schwalb Releases Recommendations to Streamline and Modernize DC’s Comprehensive Plan for Land Use

OAG White Paper Recommends Clarifying Land Use Guidance to Avert Zoning Challenges, Shortening and Restructuring Entire Plan to Improve Accessibility for DC Residents Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb ...
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Equitable Land Use

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced the creation of a new Housing Protection and Affordability Initiative within the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) designed to streamline and ...
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News & Updates

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today issued a know-your-rights advisory on poll monitoring and voter intimidation for District residents. DC and federal law protect the rights of District residents ...
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Attorney General Schwalb Sues Childcare Center for Stealing Wages from Workers

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a wage theft lawsuit against Little Swalih Education Center Inc., formerly ...
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Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1.7 Million in Connection with Misclassification of Construction Workers

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that W.G./Welch Mechanical Contractors, LLC (Welch), a construction company ...
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Attorney General Schwalb Secures $8.25 Million from Amazon for Secretly Excluding Ward 7 & 8 ZIP Codes from Prime Delivery Services

Amazon Will Refund $7.25 Million in Prime Membership Fees to Impacted DC Residents and Reform Its Practices Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon) will pay $8 ...
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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 ...
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Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Meta Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion for Exploiting Kids with Intentionally Addictive Social Media Platforms

In Largest Big Tech Settlement Ever, DC Will Receive Between $90.3 and $129.3 Million & Meta Will Make Sweeping Child Safety Reforms to Instagram and Facebook Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today ...
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Attorney General Schwalb Sues Landlord for Charging Illegal Junk Fees & Hiding the Full Cost of Rent

OAG Alleges Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Has Overcharged Hundreds of Tenants at Its DC Complex & Misled DC Residents Searching for Housing Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today filed a ...
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Attorney General Schwalb Announces Live Nation Will Pay $9.9 Million for Deceptive Ticket Pricing Practices

Following OAG Investigation, Live Nation Made Significant Reforms to Ensure That Full Prices Are Disclosed Up Front, Now Exploited Customers Will Get Money Back Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today ...
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Attorney General Schwalb Files RICO Lawsuit to Dismantle Razjooyan Slumlord Empire

First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit Aims to Permanently Shut Down Sprawling Real Estate Fraud Scheme That Exploits Tenants, Lenders, and District Government & Worsens DC’s Affordable Housing Crisis Attorney ...