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🚨#BREAKING: We've secured a settlement requiring Power Design—a major electrical contractor—to pay $2.75 million to resolve #WageTheft & #WorkerMisclassification case. OAG holds employers accountable when they deny workers wages & benefits they’ve earned: bit.ly/36Y3xGv
We alleged Power Design misclassified 500+ workers as independent contractors instead of employees to cut costs and avoid legal responsibilities, like paying overtime & taxes.
This settlement is OAG’s largest #WageTheft recovery both in value & the number of affected workers.
This settlement is OAG’s largest #WageTheft recovery both in value & the number of affected workers.
As part of the settlement, Power Design is required to:
âś…Pay nearly $880K in back wages to workers
âś…Pay $1.8 million to DC
âś…Pay $50K to support apprenticeships, job training, or workforce development programs in DC
âś…Implement measures to comply with DC worker protections
âś…Pay nearly $880K in back wages to workers
âś…Pay $1.8 million to DC
âś…Pay $50K to support apprenticeships, job training, or workforce development programs in DC
âś…Implement measures to comply with DC worker protections
TUNE IN: I'm proud to join @EdLaborCmte to testify in support of the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act, a bill that will help deter a type of #payrollfraud that hurts workers, undercuts law-abiding businesses and cheats taxpayers.
Watch live at 10:15am ET: bit.ly/2mXkSNK
Watch live at 10:15am ET: bit.ly/2mXkSNK
@EdLaborCmte LIVE NOW: I am testifying on how #WorkerMisclassification in DC's construction industry hurts the District and its residents: bit.ly/2mXkSNK #WageTheft 
#WageTheft is when employers refuse to pay employees what they're rightfully owed—and it is ILLEGAL.
One type of this fraud is called #WorkerMisclassification where an employer improperly classifies an employee as an “independent contractor” to unlawfully cut payroll costs.
One type of this fraud is called #WorkerMisclassification where an employer improperly classifies an employee as an “independent contractor” to unlawfully cut payroll costs.
NEW REPORT: Today OAG is releasing a report about payroll fraud in DC's construction industry and how it hurts the District and its residents: oag.dc.gov/release/ag-rac… #WageTheft #WorkerMisclassification
Companies that illegally misclassify employees as independent contractors are:
❌Stealing from workers
❌Evading taxes
❌Gaining an unlawful edge over competitors
❌Stealing from workers
❌Evading taxes
❌Gaining an unlawful edge over competitors
My office has already taken several companies to court to stop this kind of payroll fraud, and we will continue to act to protect workers when businesses violate the District’s labor laws.
