Six childcare workers arrived for their scheduled shifts at a Southeast Washington day care center, only to find the locks had been changed. Parents bringing their children to the facility found the doors shut, with children’s belongings and medications still inside.
The business had closed without warning, and the employees would never receive their final paychecks, according to a lawsuit filed by D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb.
“We won’t let any company pocket the money that its hard-working employees have earned,” Schwalb said, announcing legal action against Little Samaritan Child Development Center Inc., now known as Little Swalih Education Center Inc., and its founder, owner, and chief executive Ode H. Hines…