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AG Campbell Announces Nearly $1 Million In Citations Against Five Employers For Sick Time And Other Violations 

10/04/2024 Office of the Attorney General

As Part of the AGO’s Ongoing Efforts to Protect Workers, the Nearly $1M in Citations Includes Nearly $700,000 in Worker Restitution and Over $270,000 in Penalties

Press Release

AG Campbell Announces More Than $230,000 In Citations Against Berkshire-based Cleaning Company For Improperly Retaining Tips And Failing To Pay Overtime Wages 

9/27/2024 Office of the Attorney General

Citations Include Over $167,000 in Restitution to Impacted Workers and $69,500 in Penalties

Press Release

AG Campbell Announces Fair Labor Settlement With Construction Company On Margaritaville Project  

9/12/2024 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Includes Nearly $300,000 in Restitution to Impacted Workers and $70,000 in Penalties

Press Release

AG Campbell Releases Annual Labor Day Report Highlighting Actions To Protect Massachusetts Workers 

9/02/2024 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Office Helped More Than 40,000 Workers, Assessed More Than $31.5M in Unpaid Wages and Penalties in Fiscal Year 2024

Press Statement

AG Campbell Issues Statement On The First Day Of A Minimum $32.50 Per Hour Pay Standard For Uber And Lyft Drivers 

8/15/2024 Office of the Attorney General

Pushes Back on Uber and Lyft's Ads Taking Credit for Pay Standard, Benefits and Protections

Press Release

AG Campbell Highlights More Than $4M Assessed In Child Labor Violations During The 10th Anniversary Of Healthy Summer Youth Jobs 

8/05/2024 Office of the Attorney General

Since Taking Office in 2023, AG Campbell has Secured $4.1 Million for Child Labor Law Violations

Press Statement

Following AG Campbell's Advocacy, Department Of Homeland Security Extends Deferred Action Protection Period For Noncitizen Workers During Investigations Of Labor Violations  

7/31/2024 Office of the Attorney General

Noncitizen workers will now be offered an initial four years of protection against deportation during investigations of workplace violations, enabling labor agencies to more effectively enforce laws and seek justice for impacted workers

Press Release

AG's Office Co-Leads Coalition Urging Homeland Security To Extend Period For Protection Against Deportation For Noncitizen Workers During Investigations of Labor Violations 

7/02/2024 Office of the Attorney General

Co-leads 27 state and local agencies in asking DHS to extend deferred action protection to protect noncitizen victims and witnesses of labor violations from deportation for four years

Press Release

DURING NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH, AG CAMPBELL HIGHLIGHTS RESOURCES FOR THE PUBLIC AND ONGOING EFFORTS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

1/23/2024 Office of the Attorney General

AG Campbell Shares Human Trafficking Prevention Efforts, Resources for Survivors and Ways to Identify Sex and Labor Trafficking