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English Language Instruction Company Pays $160,000 in Restitution and Penalties for Wage Violations  

8/03/2018 Office of the Attorney General

160 Massachusetts Instructors to Receive Nearly $80,000 in Restitution

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AG Healey Leads Statement From 20 State Attorneys General Announcing Intent to Sue Over EPA Rollback of Clean Car Rule 

8/02/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Abandoning New Federal Standards Will Cost Americans Between $193 Billion and $236 Billion More on Gas and Add Carbon Emissions Equivalent of 400 Million More Cars

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Town Fair Tire Settles Allegations of Illegal Asbestos Work During Expansion of Springfield Store 

8/01/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Brings Total Penalties under AG Healey’s “Healthy Building, Healthy Air” Enforcement Initiative to More than $2.2 Million

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Winchester Construction Company Pays $121,000 for Failing to Properly Pay Workers on Medford Public Project 

8/01/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Company and Its Owners Barred from Public Construction for 10 Years

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AG Healey Opposes Trump Administration’s Attack on Federal Family Planning Program 

7/31/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Proposal Includes “Gag Rule” That Prevents Some Providers from Discussing Safe and Legal Abortions with Their Patients

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AG Healey Joining Lawsuit to Prevent Threat of Undetectable 3D-Printed Firearms  

7/30/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Complaint Seeks to Block Trump Administration from Allowing Dangerous Individuals to Access Downloadable Guns; AG Leads Multistate Letter Urging Federal Government to Reconsider Proposed Rules

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One Week After Lawsuit by AG Healey, Other Attorneys General, EPA Reverses Course and Will Enforce Rules on Air Pollution From Super-Polluting Trucks  

7/27/2018 Office of the Attorney General

EPA Reverses Order Former Administrator Scott Pruitt Issued on His Final Day in Office

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AG Healey Leads 18 State AGs in Defending Rules on Ozone-Depleting Chemicals 

7/27/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition of Attorneys General Files Supreme Court Brief Alongside Major Company in Support of Higher Standards

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AG Healey: Employers Cannot Strip Away Legal Rights of Truck Drivers  

7/26/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Multistate Group Defends Workers’ Rights

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AG’s Office Sues the Owner of the Tannery for Discriminating Against Customers Based on Race and National Origin 

7/25/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Owner of Upscale Back Bay Clothing and Shoe Store Allegedly Prohibited an African American Man and a Woman of Middle Eastern Descent from Shopping in the Store

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AG Healey Announces Investigation into JUUL, Other Online E-Cigarette Retailers Over Marketing and Sale to Minors 

7/24/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Office Sends Cease and Desist Orders to Three Websites that Sell JUUL-Compatible Products with Inadequate Age Verification Systems; Raises Concerns over JUUL’s School Programming

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AG Healey to Congress: Protect the Integrity of Our Elections 

7/23/2018 Office of the Attorney General

AG Joins Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General in Urging Congressional Leaders to Take Critical Steps to Protect Against Cyber Attacks on the 2016 Midterm Elections