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AG Healey Sues Haverhill Car Dealership for Pricing Discrimination

9/19/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Complaint Alleges Jaffarian Volvo Toyota Charged Black and Hispanic Customers Higher Prices and Markups for Add-On Products and Services Than Similarly Situated White Customers

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AG Healey Applauds FTC on New Proposed Rule to Strengthen Consumer Protections in Car Sales and Calls for Further Action

9/13/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Co-Leads Multistate Letter With Recommendations To Improve Proposed Federal Rule

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Home Health Aide Charged With Assault and Battery Against Elderly Patient

9/12/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Allegedly Pushed 91-Year-Old Alzheimer’s Patient Out of a Chair and Dragged Her Across the Room

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AG Healey Leads Appeals Court Brief in Support of Equity and Diversity in School Admissions

9/12/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition of Attorneys General Urge Court To Reject Claim Against Boston Public Schools That Race-Neutral Admissions Criteria Amount to Unlawful Discrimination

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AG Healey Supports Federal Proposal Aimed at Strengthening Protections Against Sexual Harassment in Schools

9/09/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Proposed Rule Would Roll Back Harmful Trump Administration Policy That AG Healey Challenged in Court

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Owner of Edgartown Masonry Company Charged in Connection With Workers’ Compensation Fraud

9/09/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Stole Over $30,000 by Concealing Employees From Workers’ Compensation Insurers

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Dorchester Convenience Store Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection With Bribing a Lottery Official

9/08/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Attempted To Reverse Lottery’s Decision To Deny Payment on Winning Tickets Illegally Submitted by His Son; Judge Prohibits Defendant From Engaging in Gaming or Lottery Activity

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AG Healey Issues Seventh Annual Labor Day Report on Office’s Efforts To Combat Wage Theft and Protect Workers

9/05/2022 The Attorney General's Fair Labor Division

Report Shows More Than $11.8 Million in Restitution and Penalties Assessed in Fiscal Year 2022; More Than 19,000 Workers Assisted by AG’s Office

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Lawrence Man Arrested and Arraigned in Connection with Drug Takedown by AG’s New England Fentanyl Strike Force

9/02/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Strike Force Seized More Than Three and a Half Kilograms of Fentanyl, 500 Grams of Cocaine, 150 Opioid Pills, $10,000 in Cash and a Gold Rolex Watch

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Jeffrey Shapiro Appointed New Inspector General

9/02/2022 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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AG Healey Joins Federal-State Lawsuit Against Roomster for Misleading Tenants With Fake Reviews for Affordable Housing

8/30/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Rental Listing Platform and Its Owners Allegedly Took Tens of Millions of Dollars From Consumers, Including Low-Income Tenants and Student Renters

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AG Healey Co-Leads Bipartisan Effort in Support of Changes to 90/10 Rule, Calls for Stronger Borrower Protections

8/29/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Letter to U.S. Department of Education Stresses Importance of Preventing Abuse and Exploitation by Predatory For-Profit Schools

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Revere Insulation Company To Pay More Than $281,000 for Overtime, Earned Sick Time, and Payroll Records Violations

8/26/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Agreement Includes Restitution for 30 Employees

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AG Healey Secures Nearly $3 Million in Penalties and Back Wages Within the Construction Industry in Fiscal Year 2022

8/22/2022 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Fair Labor Division Cited 100 Construction Companies for Violating State Labor Laws, Securing Restitution for More Than 850 Workers

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AG Healey Leads Supreme Court Brief in Support of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Law

8/19/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Case Involves Colorado Wedding Website Designer’s Intent to Refuse to Create Wedding Websites for LGBTQ+ Couples; States Defend Constitutionality of Public Accommodations Law