District of Columbia AG Brian Schwalb settled with Curbio, Inc. to resolve allegations that it deceptively marketed and sold contracts for pre-sale home improvements in violation of the District’s consumer protection laws. The complaint alleges that Curbio—a company that claims to assist home-sellers in flipping run-down homes for sale—failed to disclose that it overcharges for construction…

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Illinois AG Kwame Raoul settled with TBJ Drywall & Taping, Inc. (TBJ), resolving allegations that the company misclassified employees and failed to pay overtime wages in violation of state labor and employment laws.

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District of Columbia AG Brian Schwalb settled with contractors Power Design, Inc. (PDI) and John Moriarty & Associates of Virginia, LLC (JMA), along with multiple labor subcontractors, to resolve allegations that the companies misclassified employees as independent contractors, depriving them of overtime pay, sick leave, and other employment protections and benefits, in violation of District wage laws.

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Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell announced citations issued against Idea Painting Company and its owner for failure to pay employees sick or overtime wages and failure to keep or furnish accurate wage records, in violation of Massachusetts labor laws. According to AG Campbell, Idea Painting failed to pay proper overtime wages and instead paid workers…

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District of Columbia AG Brian Schwalb settled with Prestige Drywall LLC to resolve allegations that the construction company misclassified employees as independent contractors—resulting in the deprivation of overtime pay, sick leave, and other employment protections and benefits to which the workers were lawfully entitled—in violation of the District’s Workplace Fraud Act, Minimum Wage Revision Act,…

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