Misclassifying workers as independent contractors denies workers their rightful wages and diminishes the well-being of our workforce,” said Attorney General Racine. “This settlement is a reminder that my office will aggressively pursue companies that violate our laws governing employees’ rights.”
The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia has announced that Maryland Applicators, a District-based construction company, will pay a settlement of $835,000 for misclassifying its employees as independent contractors. This settlement requires the company to pay $489,000 to the district and $346,000 to the affected workers, and to adopt practices to ensure all workers hired for projects in the district are properly classified in compliance with District law, as well as receive their wages and benefits owed to them.
Attorney General Karl Racine commented that “misclassifying workers as independent contractors denies workers their rightful wages and diminishes the well-being of our workforce. This settlement is a reminder that my office will aggressively pursue companies that violate our laws governing employees’ rights.” In addition to the settlement, Maryland Applicators has also agreed to refrain from bidding on or providing work on contracts paid by the district government in the district for one year.
