Two DC employers to pay nearly $500k for wage theft

Two District employers will pay nearly $500,000 in back pay and penalties for wage theft, DC Attorney General Karl Racine announced yesterday. Rock Spring Contracting, a construction company, will pay over $280,000 for allegedly misclassifying workers as independent contractors and depriving them of legally-mandated paid sick leave and overtime pay, and the OAG also won a judgment of more than $216,000 against J.D. Nursing and Management Services, Inc., a now-shuttered home healthcare company that stole months’ worth of wages from personal care aides. “Our office is proud to stand up for District workers, and will not hesitate to file suit when necessary against employers that fail to pay workers what they have rightfully earned,” said AG Racine. “With important cases already under active investigation, District employers must understand that wage theft and worker misclassification are illegal and carry serious consequences.”