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AG Campbell Cites Owner of Rehabilitation Company Over $1 Million For Failing To Make Timely Payments To Hundreds Of Workers 

6/10/2025 Office of the Attorney General

Citation Includes Restitution for Nearly 500 Employees for Unpaid Wages and Penalties

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Danvers-Based Cleaning Company Cited Nearly $1 Million For Violating Workers' Rights 

5/13/2025 Office of the Attorney General

Citations Include Restitution for Unpaid Wages and Penalties

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AG Campbell Cites Swissport Over $3 Million For Violating Logan Airport Workers' Rights  

4/22/2025 Office of the Attorney General

Swissport Will Pay Over $3.1 Million In Restitution and Penalties to Resolve Allegations, Including Failure to Make Timely Payments and Pay Overtime to More Than 2,000 Airport Workers

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AG Campbell Cites Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's, And Subway Franchise Operators For Violating Child Labor Laws 

4/15/2025 Office of the Attorney General

Settlements Against Dunkin Donuts, McDonald’s, and Subway Franchise Operators Include Penalties for Child Labor Violations at Over 88 Franchise Locations

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Since Start Of Term, AG Campbell Has Secured Over $4.5 Million In Back Wages And Penalties Within Construction Industry 

4/03/2025 Office of the Attorney General

Secured Through Over 500 Enforcement Actions Against Construction Industry Employers for Violating Workers’ Rights; Highlights Advisory on Rights of Immigrant Workers

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AG Campbell Cites Burger King And Popeyes Franchise Operators Over $2 Million For Violating Child Labor Laws And Other Workers' Rights 

11/26/2024 Office of the Attorney General

Citations Include Restitution for Impacted Workers and Penalties

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AG's Office Cites NJ-Based Company, Owner of Former Springfield, MA Retailer For Violating Workers' Rights 

11/01/2024 Office of the Attorney General

Citations Include Over $426,000 in Restitution and Penalties

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AG's Office Reaches Settlement With Watertown Construction Company For Subcontractor's Failure To Pay Prevailing Wage On Five Public Construction Projects 

10/25/2024 Office of the Attorney General

Avatar Construction Paid Over $320,000 to Commonwealth to Resolve Allegations of False Claims and Prevailing Wage Theft

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AG Campbell Cites Shake Shack For Child Labor Violations  

10/22/2024 Office of the Attorney General

Shake Shack Agreed to Pay Penalties and Payment to Fund Youth Employment Opportunities and Workers’ Rights Enforcement and Education

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New Bedford Menswear Company Cited For Violating Workers' Rights  

10/16/2024 Office of the Attorney General

Citations Include Over $218,300 in Restitution and Penalties

Press Release

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

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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

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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

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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