Settlements Build on OAG’s Efforts to Protect Workers’ Rights to Fair Wages and Benefits and Ensure a Level Playing Field for Law-Abiding Businesses
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:
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