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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 Issues Statement Following Hearing in Lawsuit to End Illegal National Guard Deployment in DC

First Hearing in Federal Government’s Appeal After District Court Ruled That the Deployment Violates Federal Law Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the below statement following today’s hearing ...
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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 Sues Owner and Manager of Ward 5 Affordable Apartment Building for Extreme and Pervasive Disrepair

Lawsuit Describes Failure of Delta Pearl Landlord and Developer, Buwa Binitie, to Address Severe Property Deterioration That Threatens Tenant Health and Safety Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today ...
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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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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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Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1.4 Million from Two DC Landlords Involved in RealPage Rental Price-Fixing Scheme

Avenue5 and Bell Partners Settle in OAG Lawsuit Challenging Conspiracy to Inflate Rents for Thousands of DC Tenants Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Avenue5 Residential, LLC ...
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Attorney General Schwalb Issues Alert to Help Tenants Understand How Utilities Are Billed & Make Sure They Are Not Overpaying

Alert Offers Additional Guidance to Landlords to Ensure Transparent and Complete Disclosures to Tenants about Utility Billing Practices Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today updated the below ...
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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 Secures $531,192 from Dangerous Maryland and Virginia Drivers

Under STEER Act, OAG Won Nine Judgments, Secured Five Settlements, and Sued Five More Maryland Drivers, Including One Driver Who Owes $284,000 for 910 Violations Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb ...