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AG Healey Launches Grant Program to Promote Equal Opportunity for Women, Minority Workers in the Construction Industry 

3/10/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Program Will Award Total of $90,000 in Grant Funding to Eligible Applicants

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Lowell Reusable Bag Factory to Pay Nearly $1.2 Million for Numerous Labor Violations, Retaliation Against Employees 

3/10/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Alleged Violations of State Minimum Wage, Earned Sick Time Law and Federal Overtime and Child Labor Laws; More Than 500 Workers to Receive Restitution

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AG Healey Tours Property in Worcester Rehabbed Through Office’s Abandoned Housing Initiative 

3/07/2017 Office of the Attorney General

AHI Currently Works with 110 Cities and Towns in Massachusetts

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National Consumer Protection Week: AG Healey’s Office Provides Guidance for Consumers, Hosts Outreach Events Across the State 

3/07/2017 Office of the Attorney General

New Resources to Help Individuals Manage Their Consumer Identities

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Lowell Tax Preparer Ordered to Stop Doing Business After Being Sued for Defrauding Clients, Keeping Refunds 

3/06/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Allegedly Filed Hundreds of Inflated and Falsified Tax Returns without Clients’ Knowledge

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AG Healey Joins U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Support of Transgender Rights Case 

3/03/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition of 19 Attorneys General File Brief Making Strong Case in Support of Transgender Students

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Candy Store Chain Cited Nearly $40,000 for Wage and Hour Violations Including Child Labor, Earned Sick Time 

3/03/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Chain Locations were in Boston, Dedham, and Somerville

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AG Healey Reminds Public Schools About Laws Requiring Equal Access to Education Regardless of Immigration Status 

3/02/2017 Office of the Attorney General

AG Issues Advisory to Local School Districts that will be Distributed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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AG Healey Announces New Initiative to Better Protect the Public from Dangers of Asbestos Exposure 

3/01/2017 Office of the Attorney General

“Healthy Buildings, Healthy Air” Initiative Includes Education Effort in School Districts and Statewide Enforcement Actions

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AG Healey Urges Congressional Committee to Withdraw Its Unprecedented Subpoena Seeking to Derail Exxon Investigation 

3/01/2017 Office of the Attorney General

AG Healey’s Office Reiterates that Representative Lamar Smith Does Not Have Jurisdiction over State Investigations

Press Statement

AG Healey Joins Coalition of Attorneys General Opposing President Trump’s Executive Order that Guts Clean Water Protections 

2/28/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Joins Attorneys General From New York, Connecticut, The District of Columbia, Hawaii, Oregon and Vermont Vowing to Fight the Order and Protect the Environment

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AG Healey Obtains Multiple Settlements in Fair Housing Cases on Behalf of Tenants With Disabilities 

2/28/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Properties Located in Worcester, Roxbury, and East Wareham; Settlements Secure $155,000 in Restitution for Tenants, Penalties and Funding for Educational Programs

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AG Healey Files Brief in Support of Protecting Consumers From Abusive Debt Buyers 

2/27/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Multistate Amicus Brief Argues Companies that Purchase and Collect Defaulted Debt Are Subject to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act