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Ames Landscaping Services pays $57,000 for allegedly not paying overtime
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that Ames Landscaping Services (ALS) and its owner, Ralph E. Ames III, will pay $57,000 after allegations of failing to pay proper overtime to employees. -
Massachusetts attorney general seeks to help alleged ACI student victims
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that her office will take action to help victims of American Career Institute (ACI), which allegedly lied to students, fabricated its records and employed unqualified teachers. -
NHT to refund $6.5 million to New England consumers
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced New Hampshire Transmission (NHT) has agreed to a $6.8 million settlement after allegations of improperly including millions of dollars of development costs in its transmission rates. -
Massachusetts bans pest control service from operating in state
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced that Patrick F. McNeil, operating under the names Community Pest Control and Countryside Wildlife, will pay $50,000 to resolve allegations he operated without a license and misled consumers about the safety and effectiveness of his services. -
Massachusetts attorney general seeks $600,000 from Cataldo
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced her office has sued Cataldo Ambulance Service Inc. (Cataldo) for $600,000 after allegations the company overbilled the state’s Medicaid program (MassHealth). -
Mass. attorney general announces 29 civil citations against construction companies
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced the issuance of 29 civil citations against construction companies from January to March. -
Mass. AG takes action against Veolia
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has sued Veolia Water North America-Northeast LLC (Veolia) for allegedly failing to properly operate the town of Plymouth’s wastewater treatment plant and collection system. -
Mass.-based contractor to pay $60,000 after allegations of violating the state's Clean Air Act
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that home improvement contractor Pablo Carbonell will pay up to $60,000 after allegations he failed to follow required procedures during the improper removal of asbestos-containing shingles from an Ayer home undergoing renovation. -
43 businesses join Massachusetts effort to support anti-discrimination law against transgender people
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — The office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced 43 businesses have joined in urging the state legislature to take a favorable vote on legislation prohibiting discrimination against transgender people. -
Mass. AG urges U.S. Department of Education to revoke accrediting status of ACICS
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, joined by 12 other state attorneys general, is seeking deaccreditation of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) by the U.S. Department of Education. -
Massachusetts AG takes action against ITT over allegedly misleading students
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has sued ITT Educational Services Inc. for allegedly unfairly misleading students about the quality of its Computer Network Systems program and the success of the program’s graduates in finding jobs. -
Green Paradise Landscaping to pay $31,000 for allegedly violating Massachusetts wage laws
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced Green Paradise Landscaping and owner Bruno M. Amaral will pay $31,000 in restitution after allegations of violating the state’s wage and hour laws. -
Patriots Environmental to pay $129,000 settlement after asbestos-related allegations
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that Patriots Environmental and affiliated companies will pay up to $129,000 to resolve allegations of illegal handling of asbestos-containing materials. -
Berkshire Power Plant agrees to charges in alleged emissions fraud scheme
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced that Berkshire Power Plant and its owner and management company agreed to settle after allegations they tampered with emissions equipment and submitted false information to environmental regulators. -
VHU Express cited $80,000 for allegedly failing to pay employees in Amazon dealings
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced VHU Express Inc. and its owner Lisa Bythewood have been cited more than $80,000 in restitution and penalties for allegedly violating the state’s wage and hour laws. -
Future Income Payments agrees to settle alleged debt relief fraud case
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Future Income Payments LLC (FIP), a company that purchased income streams from veterans, agreed to provide debt relief of $2 million after allegations of illegal loans, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced. -
Court rules New England electric transmission companies should refund consumers
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced a federal judge ruled that New England electric transmission companies should refund consumers $234 million after allegations the companies charge ratepayers too much. -
I.W. Harding cited for allegedly violating Massachusetts' wage laws
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced I.W. Harding Construction Company Inc. (I.W. Harding) and its owner, James E. Shalek, have been mandated to pay more than $54,000 for allegedly violating the state’s prevailing wage, overtime and record keeping laws. -
Former owners of Route 9 Diner to pay $200,000 in sexual harassment case
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced that former owners and managers of the now-closed Route 9 Diner in Hadley will pay up to $200,00 over allegations they engaged in and allowed years of sexual harassment against female employees. -
Massachusetts attorney general files enforcement action against Liquidation
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy has filed an enforcement action to stop Liquidation LLC from making and collecting on allegedly illegal, short-term auto loans to consumers in the state.