Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Unique On The Go Corporation, a car detailing and rental car management company, will pay $166,011 to resolve allegations that the company paid 84 workers less than the minimum wage and deprived them of overtime wages when they worked more than 40 hours in a week by falsely classifying them as independent contractors instead of employees.

“We will not allow companies to illegally boost their profits, strip their workers of labor protections, and undercut their competitors by misclassifying their workforce,” said Attorney General Schwalb. “This settlement holds Unique On The Go accountable for violating DC labor laws, puts wages back in the pockets of workers who were harmed, and helps ensure that when businesses play by the rules, they are competing on a level playing field.”