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Local Companies Settle Claims of Illegal Dumping in Protected Wetlands and Rare Species Habitat 

6/11/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Settlements Include up to $250,000 in Civil Penalties and Require Wetland Restoration and Clean-Up

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AG Healey Secures Debt Relief for Customers of Middlesex County Auto Dealer  

6/06/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement to Provide Relief to Over 100 Massachusetts Victims of High-Cost Auto Loans and Leases

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Westfield Restaurant to Provide Back Pay to Nearly 150 Workers Over State Wage and Hour Violations  

6/05/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Delivery Drivers Were Underpaid up to $8,700 in Mileage Expenses

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AG’s Office Sues Brockton Bakery for Discrimination  

6/04/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Complaint Alleges White’s Bakery and its Managers Created a Hostile Work Environment

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AG Healey Moves to Defend State Law Preventing Oil Spills In Buzzards Bay 

6/04/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Against Industry Challenge, AG Healey to Protect State Law Requiring Barges Carrying Oil Through Buzzards Bay to Have a Tugboat Escort; Law Has Documented Spill Prevention Benefits

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AG Healey Sues National E-cigarette Retailer Eonsmoke for Marketing and Selling Nicotine Vaping Products to Minors 

5/30/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Lawsuit Alleges Company Violated Massachusetts Consumer Protection Laws by Failing to Verify Age of Online Purchasers and Targeting Minors through Social Media

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AG's Office Issues Citations Against Logan Airport Contractor for Wage Violations 

5/28/2019 Office of the Attorney General

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AG Healey Leads Coalition to Protect Access to Birth Control  

5/24/2019 Office of the Attorney General

States File Brief in Texas Federal Court to Defend Contraceptive Mandate in the Affordable Care Act

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AG’s Investigation Finds 3,000 Eversource Workers Underpaid, Company to Pay Penalty for Wage and Hour Violations 

5/23/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Company’s New Payroll System Resulted in Underpayment of Wages Totaling $828,000; AG’s Investigation Ensures Workers Paid in Full

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AG Healey Sues Trump Administration to Prevent Discrimination in Delivery of Health Care  

5/21/2019 Office of the Attorney General

New Federal Rule Allows Health Care Providers to Refuse Necessary Services to Patients Based on Religious or Moral Views; Massachusetts At Risk of Losing $12 Billion in Funding

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Highway Contractor Resolves Allegations of Illegally Discharging Polluted Stormwater Into Housatonic River 

5/21/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Case Marks Launch of AG Healey’s New Enforcement Initiative to Combat Industrial Pollution