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NE Diving to pay $64,000 for allegedly violating Massachusetts wage laws
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Jan. 26 that Northeast Diving Services LLC (NE Diving) and owner Richard B. Spring will pay $64,000 in restitution and penalties after allegations of failing to pay employees the prevailing wage rate for work on the town of Falmouth Long Pond Water Treatment Facility public works project. -
Eversource defends rate hike in Massachusetts; AG Healey is opposing
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Eversource Energy, which delivers electricity and natural gas to 1.7 million customers throughout Massachusetts, has filed a request with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities to increase the rates it charges its customers for electricity. -
Universal Drywall settles for $500,000 after allegations it misclassified employees
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Feb. 2 that Universal Drywall LLC (Universal) has agreed to a $500,000 settlement after allegations it misclassified employees on multiple public construction projects. -
Massachusetts dentist to pay $475,000 for allegations of improperly billing Medicaid
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Jan. 25 that Newton dentist Dr. Julia Faigel and her 21 corporations will pay a total of $475,000 following allegations of improperly billing the state’s Medicaid system. -
Supreme Systems to pay restitution after allegedly violating state wage laws
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Supreme Systems, Inc. will pay more than $32,000 in restitution and penalties following allegations that the company failed to pay employees proper wages in accordance with state laws. -
Massachusetts to fight Eversource's proposed rate hike
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Jan.17 that her office will oppose Eversource electric company’s request to increase its customers’ rates by $96 million. Healey’s office's action is part of a larger effort to fight unjustified utility profits at the expense of customers. -
Massachusetts Medicaid Fraud Division recovered more than $80 million in 2016
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Jan. 11 that during 2016 her office recovered more than $80 million for the state’s Medicaid program. -
Massachusetts seeks dismissal of lawsuit from cab companies against it, Uber
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – With technology giving rise to Uber, it means the states have had to draft new legislation in order to accommodate such a unique business model. -
Nearly 4,500 ACI students will receive loan forgiveness after deceptive practices allegations
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Jan. 13 that the U.S. Department of Education will forgive loans for nearly 4,500 student who were allegedly victimized by the now-defunct American Career Institute (ACI) in Massachusetts. -
Massachusetts publishes archive of data breaches and personal security violations
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts-based victims of data breaches now have a new way to find out about how their personal information and data has been affected, thanks to a new archive published by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR). -
Tennessee Gas to pay $640,000 for conservation land it bought to build pipeline
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy and Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton announced Dec. 29 that Tennessee Gas Pipeline LLC will pay $640,000 to compensate for conservation land acquired to build a pipeline in Berkshire County. -
Adobe settles 2013 data breach case with 15 states
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Adobe Systems Inc. has settled its data breach case with several states following a lengthy legal battle that started in 2013. -
Mosquito Shield, Massachusetts franchisees to change advertising practices
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Dec. 19 that Mosquito Shield LLC has agreed to change its advertising practices and pay penalties after allegations of misrepresenting the potentially harmful effect of its products. -
Massachusetts fines Olympia General Construction $27,000 for alleged wage issues
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Dec. 19 that Olympia General Construction Corp. and its president, Marcelo Cardoso Queiroz, have been cited $27,611 for allegedly failing to pay overtime wages to employees. -
Auto Number One to cease operations in Massachusetts after allegations it sold unsafe cars
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Dec. 7 that Auto Number One Inc. and its owner Mark Hanna will cease operations and pay restitution for allegedly selling unsafe and unreliable cars, failing to make repairs that were promised or required under warranties and operating in unlicensed locations. -
ACS Education Services to pay $2.4 million after allegations of deceptions with student loans
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Nov. 22 that ACS Education Services (ACS) will pay $2.4 million after allegations it failed to properly process struggling Massachusetts students’ applications for federal repayment plans intended to lower monthly payments. -
Boston Insulation allegedly violates state wage laws, must pay $111,000 in restitution
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Nov. 22 that Boston Insulation Corporation and its president, Antonio J. Souza Jr., must pay $111,177 after allegations of failing to pay employees the proper prevailing wage, failing to submit accurate certified payroll records and failing to keep accurate general payroll records. -
Massachusetts real estate association agrees to change membership requirements
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Nov. 14 that the Nantucket Association of Real Estate Brokers Inc. (NAREB) has agreed to resolve allegations that its current membership requirements unfairly exclude competitors from the brokerage market. -
Massachusetts attorney general backs Labor Department's Persuader Rule interpretation
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Oct. 13 she has led a group of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the U,S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) revised interpretation of the Persuader Rule, a longstanding provision of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA). -
Massachusetts attorney general cites M&G Drywall for allegedly failing to pay employees
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced last week that M&G Drywall Corp. and owner Miguel Guzman of Brockton were cited $22,875 for failing to pay their employees.