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On International Workers Day, AG Campbell Issues Advisory on Protections for Immigrant Workers 

5/01/2023 Office of the Attorney General

Advisory Reaffirms That Protections Under State Wage and Hour Laws Apply to All Workers Regardless of Their Immigration Status

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AG Campbell Issues Citations Totaling Over $370,000 for Child Labor Violations Against Two Dunkin’ Franchisees With Locations Across Massachusetts 

4/20/2023 Office of the Attorney General

Thousands of Violations Occurred Across Several Stores, Affecting Hundreds of Underage Workers

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AG Campbell Secures Wages for Workers of C-Mart in Boston, Quincy in $800,000 Settlement 

4/11/2023 Office of the Attorney General

Company Reaches Settlement With AG’s Office To Resolve Overtime and Sunday Premium Pay Violations

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AG Campbell Files Amicus Brief Urging Court To Reverse Decision in Massachusetts Worker Misclassification Case 

3/30/2023 Office of the Attorney General

Brief Argues That Court Interpretation Would Harm Workers and Impede the AG’s Enforcement of Employee Misclassification Statute

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AG’s Office Issues $6.2 Million in Citations Against National Delivery Service Company Over Employee Misclassification Violations 

3/30/2023 Office of the Attorney General

Company Failed To Properly Classify Workers As Employees Amongst Other Wage and Hour Violations; 968 Employees Expected To Be Affected

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AG’s Office Cites Georgia-Based Lifeguard Services Company for Labor Violations, Secures $70,000 in Restitution for Workers 

2/10/2023 Office of the Attorney General

Company Intentionally Misclassified Employees As Independent Contractors and Violated Other Wage and Hour Laws

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Wholesale Bakery Company and Its Staffing Agencies Cited Over $440,000 in Wage and Hour Violations 

1/25/2023 Office of the Attorney General

The Bakery Itself and Five Staffing Agencies That Supplied Workers to Company Cited for Numerous Workers Rights Violations; Dozens of Workers To Receive Restitution

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Three Motels To Pay Over $65,000 for Wage and Earned Sick Time Violations Against Workers 

1/17/2023 Office of the Attorney General

Citations Include Restitution for 36 Employees

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AG Healey Advises Public About 2023 Minimum Wage Increase 

12/30/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Minimum Wage Set To Increase to $15 on January 1, 2023; AG’s Wage and Hour Posters Available in Seven Languages

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AG Healey Joins Coalition in Support of Workers’ Rights in Case Before the Supreme Court 

12/13/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Brief Defends the Right of Workers To Strike

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Owners of Dunkin’ Stores in Lowell and Central Massachusetts Resolve Child Labor Law Violations 

10/31/2022 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Investigation Revealed More Than 1,200 Violations Occurred Across 14 Locations

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New York-Based Cleaning Company and Owner Cited for Labor Violations 

9/26/2022 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Office Seeking Restitution as Company Failed to Pay Workers Wages and Overtime, Misclassified Workers and Prevented Access to Earned Sick Time

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Korean Food Stores Located in North Shore Malls Cited for Wage and Hour, Child Labor Law Violations 

9/22/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Citations Total Over $51,000 Including Restitution for Affected Workers

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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