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Restaurant owner to pay more than half a million dollars in wage theft lawsuit
WASHINGTON — A D.C. restaurant owner has been ordered to pay more than half a million dollars to workers following a 2023 wage theft lawsuit. According to the Office of Attorney General for D.C., Swahili Village M Street, LLC (Swahili Village DC) and its owner, Kevin Onyona, must pay $526,973 to restaurant workers and D.C. The fine stems from a 2023 lawsuit that alleged the restaurant stole wages and tips from servers, hosts, food runners, bussers and bartenders. Additionally, the restaurant reportedly violated multiple D.C. labor laws.
Swahili Village Restaurant in D.C. Faces $526K Penalty for Wage Theft
Swahili Village and its owner, Kevin Onyona, have agreed to pay $526,973 to workers and the District of Columbia to resolve a 2023 wage theft lawsuit, after the Office of the Attorney General alleged the restaurant had stolen wages and tips from its employees. The post Swahili Village Restaurant in D.C. Faces $526K Penalty for Wage Theft appeared first on The Washington Informer.
Woman from Maryland fatally shot in a park in DC
D.C. police are currently offering a reward for information regarding the shooting of a 21-year-old Maryland woman in a Southeast D.C. park on Saturday afternoon. The victim tragically lost her life in the incident. D.C. police are offering a reward for any information regarding the shooting that occurred in a...
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