WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has secured a $1.5 million settlement from Brothers Mechanical Inc., a construction company accused of wage theft.
The company, which has been involved in major development projects in D.C. neighborhoods such as NoMa and Navy Yard, allegedly misclassified hundreds of construction workers as independent contractors, according to Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
This misclassification deprived them of overtime wages, paid sick leave and other benefits they were legally entitled to receive…