Swahili Village allegedly owes hundreds of thousands of dollars and hundreds of paid sick leave days to employees, most of whom are people of color including African immigrants.

The suit comes a month after a settlement between the food incubator and the National Labor Relations Board over union-busting.

Azure Healthcare Services allegedly failed to pay workers the appropriate wages for the 24 hour shifts they’d work for two weeks, during the height of the pandemic.

CBG Building Company has overseen dozens of DC-area developments. A new class action lawsuit alleges it shorted laborers along the way.

The OAG alleges that the café failed to pay at least three workers minimum wage, overtime pay and sick leave.

The bill aims to increase the penalties and fines for wage theft.

Before tomorrow’s public hearing on a wage theft prevention bill, victims of wage theft in D.C. will rally on the steps of the Wilson Building.

The bill would increase “applicable remedies, fines, and administrative penalties when an employer fails to pay earned wages.”