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Asbestos Abatement Company Ordered to Stop Illegal Work, Clean up Asbestos and Hazardous Waste in Hyde Park 

6/13/2017 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Office Previously Sued Company and Associate Alleging Illegal Asbestos Work at Eight Sites

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Staffing Agencies Cited More Than $80,000 for Role in Failure to Pay Lowell Factory Workers 

6/12/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Factory Previously Agreed to Pay Restitution to More than 550 Workers

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Salem Restaurant Cited Nearly $40,000 for Wage and Hour Violations Including Failure to Pay Employees 

6/09/2017 Office of the Attorney General

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Lynn Painting Contractor Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Intentionally Not Paying Workers 

6/09/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Hearing will Be Held to Determine Restitution to Workers

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AG Healey Promises Legal Fight Against the Trump Administration Over Rollback of Vehicle Emissions Standards 

6/09/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Joins Coalition of 13 Attorneys General in Letter to the EPA Pledging to Defend Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cars and Light-Duty Trucks

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Couple to Pay More Than $35,000 for Failing to Pay Their Live-in Domestic Worker 

6/08/2017 Office of the Attorney General

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Worcester Police Officer Found Guilty of Assaulting a Prisoner 

6/08/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Sentencing to Take Place June 30th

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Lawrence Landlord Indicted in Connection With Forging Documents to Illegally Obtain Section 8 Funding 

6/08/2017 Office of the Attorney General

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AG Healey Challenges Trump Administration Over Failure to Protect the Public From Toxic Pesticide 

6/07/2017 Office of the Attorney General

AG Coalition Charges EPA with Violating Federal Law by Allowing the Use of a Toxic Pesticide That Causes Harm to Children’s Neurological Development

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AG Healey, 19 Attorneys General Reject Financial Choice Act’s Dismantling of Critical Consumer Protections 

6/07/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Letter to Congressional Leadership Supports the Work of the CFPB; Opposes Efforts of Anti-Consumer Legislation to Curtail Authority

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MA, NY, and KY Attorneys General Urge FCC to Stop Robocall Messages 

6/05/2017 Office of the Attorney General

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AG Healey, 18 Attorneys General Join “We Are Still In” Coalition of Governors, Mayors, Business and University Leaders to Maintain Commitments to the Paris Climate Agreement 

6/05/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition Releases Open Letter to International Community Pledging Support for Climate Action

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AG Healey Urges Education Secretary Devos to Stop Delaying Student Loan Forgiveness for Victims of Predatory Practices 

6/05/2017 Office of the Attorney General

In a letter links to PDF file sent today to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Attorney General Maura Healey demanded that the U.S. Department of Education stop delaying processing loan discharges for thousands of Massachusetts students victimized b

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Door-to-door Magazine Company Cited for Failure to Pay Its Employees, Other Wage Violations 

6/05/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Company Allegedly Recruited Vulnerable Workers from Out-of-State

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Statement of Attorney General Maura Healey on Joining the U.S. Climate Alliance 

6/02/2017 Office of the Attorney General