D.C. Personal Training Company Settles for $450K in Wage Theft Case

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D.C. Personal Training Company Settles for $450K in Wage Theft Case

UP Fitness, a personal training company in Washington, D.C., has agreed to pay $450,000 to trainers and the District to resolve allegations that the business failed to pay wages owed to trainers and improperly used a commission payment structure.

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D.C. AG Schwalb Joins Letter Calling for Fully Funding Legal Services Corporation

D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb co-sponsored a letter appeal by the National Association of Attorneys General urging leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations committees to allocate robust funding for the nonprofit Legal Service Corporation in the fiscal year 2024 budg

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D.C. AG Reaches $835K Settlement With Company That Denied Workers Sick Leave, Other Benefits

D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced a $835,000 settlement with a company on denying employee benefits. The post D.C. AG Reaches $835K Settlement With Company That Denied Workers Sick Leave, Other Benefits appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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D.C. AG Schwalb Names New Leadership Team

D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced Friday appointments to his senior leadership team, including Ryan Jones, who ran against him in the 2022 Democratic primary. The post D.C. AG Schwalb Names New Leadership Team appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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D.C. Reaches $322K Settlement with Chipotle for Child Labor Violations

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said Monday that Chipotle Mexican Grill will pay the city $322,400 and adopt a comprehensive training and workplace compliance plan to resolve allegations of D.C. child labor law violations, including hundreds of instances in which the company f

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D.C. AG Warns of Homeownership Scams

The Office of Attorney General of the District of Columbia on Tuesday issued a consumer alert warning city residents about common scams targeting homeowners that could utilize information about a mortgage or photos of property. The post D.C. AG Warns of Homeownership Scams appea

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Schwalb Announces Ward 8 Apartment Building Owners to Pay $2M for D.C. Law Violations

The managers and owners of two subsidized apartment complexes in Ward 8 will pay $2 million in penalties and restitution, including rent credits, for violating D.C. law and endangering more than 400 tenants. The post Schwalb Announces Ward 8 Apartment Building Owners to Pay $2M

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D.C. Sues Makers of 'Forever Chemicals,' Joining Nationwide Litigation Surge

The D.C. attorney general sued more than 20 companies over allegations of toxic contamination July 18, joining more than half of U.S. states in an effort to hold the producers of "forever chemicals" accountable for widespread pollution issues. The post D.C. Sues Makers of 'Forev

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D.C. AG Announces $2.3M Settlement with Maker of Anti-Addiction Drug Suboxone

D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced Friday that Indivior Inc., the maker of the opioid addiction treatment medication Suboxone, will pay the city about $2.3 million as part of a nationwide settlement resolving allegations the company planned an anticompetitive scheme

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D.C. AG Announces $1.95M Settlement with Drizly to Compensate Drivers

D.C.'s attorney general reached a $1.95 million settlement with Drizly to properly compensate the company's delivery drivers. The post D.C. AG Announces $1.95M Settlement with Drizly to Compensate Drivers appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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D.C. Swears In Elected Officials for New Term

D.C. elected officials, new and returning, were sworn into their offices Monday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest before an estimated crowd of 450. The post D.C. Swears In Elected Officials for New Term appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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D.C. AG Pushes Landlords to Make Repairs, Upgrades

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb announces settlement with four housing complexes on issues of maintenance. The post D.C. AG Pushes Landlords to Make Repairs, Upgrades appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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D.C. AG Suing Chemical Company Over Cancer-Causing Pollution

D.C.'s attorney general is suing chemical manufacturer over pollution in the city's waterways that primarily affected Black and low-income residents. The post D.C. AG Suing Chemical Company Over Cancer-Causing Pollution appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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McDuffie Ineligible for AG Ballot, Appeals Court Rules

The D.C. Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie is ineligible to run for attorney general because he doesn't meet the requirements of city law. The post McDuffie Ineligible for AG Ballot, Appeals Court Rules appeared first on The Washington Info

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