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Recent News About Massachusetts Attorney General
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In Precedent-Setting Settlement, AG Campbell Protects Homeowners From "Zombie Second Mortgages"
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has reached a precedent-setting settlement with mortgage servicer Franklin Credit Management Corporation (Franklin Credit). -
AG Campbell Urges Congress To Take Action To Stop Gun Trafficking Into Caribbean Countries
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced that she has joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in calling on Congress to take action to stop gun trafficking from the United States to Caribbean countries. -
AG Campbell Announces Creation Of First-Ever Youth Council
Building upon her commitment to protect and strengthen the health, safety, and well-being of Massachusetts’ youth population, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced today the creation of her Office’s first-ever Youth Council. -
Governor Healey, Attorney General Campbell Issue Guidance on Addressing Hate and Bias in K-12 Schools
Governor Maura T. Healey and Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell released updated guidance to K-12 schools on how to address hate and bias-motivated incidents consistent with their legal obligations. -
AG Campbell Calls For DOJ Investigation Into Texas Raids Targeting Latino Candidates And Campaign Volunteers
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the recent raids by the Texas attorney general’s office that targeted Latino voting rights organizers, candidates for office, and volunteers. -
AG Campbell Announces Fair Labor Settlement With Construction Company On Margaritaville Project
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced that her Office has reached a settlement with a Virginia-based construction company, Remby Contractors, LLC, and its owner, Remberto Rodriguez, for violating the rights of employees working on a renovation project at the Cape Codder Hotel in Hyannis. -
AG Campbell Leads Multistate Effort To Protect Consumers From Harmful Practices Of Predatory Paycheck Advance Services
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has led a multistate coalition of 14 attorneys general in supporting a proposed rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that would recognize paycheck advance products, which are typically mobile applications marketed as earned wage advances or earned wage access (EWA) products, as consumer loans. -
AG Campbell Co-Leads Coalition To Support Assault Weapons Ban In Cook County, Illinois
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, along with Attorney General Matt Platkin of New Jersey, has co-led a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in the case Viramontes, et al. v. The County of Cook, et al. -
Temporary Nurse Staffing Agencies In Quincy, Waltham To Pay More Than $600,000 In Separate Settlements For Failure To Comply With Rate Limits
As part of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s ongoing efforts to curb rate violations by temporary nurse staffing agencies, which has resulted in nearly $900,000 in recoveries, her office announced two additional settlements with agencies based in Quincy and Waltham. -
AG’s Office Reaches $117,500 Settlement With Walpole Scrapyard For Clean Water Act Violations
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced a settlement with Allied Recycling Center, Inc. (Allied) to resolve allegations that Allied committed a series of violations of the Federal Clean Water Act over a period of years, resulting in numerous illegal stormwater discharges. -
AG Campbell Issues Statement On The First Day Of A Minimum $32.50 Per Hour Pay Standard For Uber And Lyft Drivers
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today issued the following statement to celebrate the first day of a minimum $32.50 per hour pay standard for Uber and Lyft drivers as a result of her Office’s nation-leading settlement with the companies in June. -
AG Campbell Celebrates Creation Of New Environmental Justice Trust To Support Disadvantaged Communities Across Massachusetts
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell celebrated a new Environmental Justice Trust, signed into law by Governor Maura Healey. -
MA AG’s Office Joins Coalition Supporting Minnesota Law That Prohibits Concealed Carry By Individuals Under 21
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to revisit an opinion that struck down a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. -
AG's Office Announces $120,000 Settlement With Transportation And Warehousing Facility in Mansfield Over Clean Water Act Violations
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced a settlement with Atlantic Oliver II Francis Avenue, LLC (Oliver) over allegations that the company violated the Federal Clean Water Act by illegally discharging industrial stormwater into the Canoe River in Mansfield. -
MA AG’s Office Helps End Unfair Employment Practices, Including Non-Compete Agreements At Valvoline
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO), along with a multistate coalition of six attorneys general, has announced a settlement agreement to end unfair employment practices at Valvoline LLC, Valvoline Instant Oil Change Franchising Inc., and VGP Holdings LLC (Valvoline), a major nationwide oil change and auto services company. -
Following AG Campbell's Advocacy, Department Of Homeland Security Extends Deferred Action Protection Period For Noncitizen Workers During Investigations Of Labor Violations
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extending the Deferred Action Program’s period of protection from deportation for noncitizen victims and witnesses of labor violations from two years to four years. -
Two Individuals Indicted For Stealing More Than $150,000 From MassHealth Program
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that two individuals have been charged with falsely billing MassHealth’s Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program for more than $150,000 in services that were allegedly never provided. -
AG’S Office Warns Consumers And Offers Resources Following Change Healthcare's (A Unit Of UnitedHealth) Unprecedented February Cyberattack
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that it is taking action to inform consumers who may have had their personal information breached in Change Healthcare’s unprecedented cyberattack this past February. -
Massachusetts Hospitals and HMOs Report Contributing Approximately $1.2 Billion In Community Benefits In Fiscal Year 2023
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that in fiscal year 2023, Massachusetts hospitals and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) contributed $1.2 billion in total Community Benefits expenditures, according to reports submitted by the hospitals and HMOs and published by the AGO. -
AG's Office Co-Leads Coalition Urging Homeland Security To Extend Period For Protection Against Deportation For Noncitizen Workers During Investigations of Labor Violations
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO), along with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Seattle Office of Labor Standards, has spearheaded a coalition of 27 labor enforcement agencies, including state attorneys general and other state and local entities, in calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to extend the protection period of the Deferred Action Program for noncitizen victims and witnesses of labor violations from the current two years to a minimum of four years in order to better support labor rights enforcement efforts.