Monday, March 18, 2013
Attorney General Martha Coakley announced that an investigation was launched after a former employee complained excess time was deducted for meal breaks and hours were rounded in the company's favor.
A Burlington area grocery store has agreed to pay restitution after an investigation was launched into it's labor practices. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week that H Mart Boston, LLC (H Mart) will pay more than $105,000 in restitution and penalties to resolve allegations it improperly deducted for meal breaks and unlawfully rounded working hours in its favor. According to a release from the attorney general's office, in February of 2011 the office received a complaint from a former H Mart employee alleging that excess time was deducted for meal breaks and that the company was rounding employee hours in a manner that shorted their pay. H Mart fully cooperated with the AG’s investigation, the release states. …
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Massachusetts residents who lost their homes to foreclosure from 2008 to 2011 have until Jan. 18 to file a claim as part of a $25 billion settlement.
If you lost your home to bank foreclosure anytime in 2008-2011, you have until Friday to file a claim for a one-time payment as part of a $25 billion settlement. The agreement was reached between five major lenders and 49 states' attorneys general, including Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, for unlawful foreclosures, including robo-signing of documents. Coakley's office estimates that about 21,000 Massachusetts residents are eligible for payment under the settlement. Her office says that last fall, claim forms were sent to those residents who had lost their homes to foreclosure and who might be eligible for payment. The settlement, which took effect in April with the nation’s five largest mortgage loan servicers, earmarked …
Friday, September 28, 2012
It still isn't clear what drove a JP State Drug Lab chemist allegedly to taint evidence in thousands of cases. But the attorney general says two common reasons don't appear to apply: a drug habit or money trouble.
On the heels of a Boston Globe report that special courts are being set up JP State Drug Lab chemist Annie Dookhan was arrested today at her Franklin home on two counts of obstruction of justice and one count of falsely pretending to hold a college degree. She was scheduled to be arraigned at 2 p.m. What could possibly drive a chemist responsible for analyzing drugs seized in criminal cases to taint the evidence thousands of times? It's one of the big unanswered questions in the sprawling scandal that officials say stems from the actions of one person: Annie Dookhan. Attorney General Martha Coakley, whose office has been investigating the scandal, spoke to the press from her Boston office. She said that, so far, no clear motive has …
Friday, August 31, 2012
Three book publishers have agreed to a settlement in price-fixing conspiracy.
Massachusetts residents who bought e-books through the publishers Hachette Book Group Inc., HarperCollins Publishers LLC, and Simon & Schuster Inc., in the past two years could get a piece of more than $2 million in restitution, officials say. The three book publishers have agreed to pay more than $69 million to customers across the country who bought e-books from April 1, 2010, through May 21, 2012, to settle allegations of price fixing, according to a press release from the office of Attorney General Martha Coakley. “We found compelling evidence that these companies conspired to fix prices and overcharge consumers for some of the most popular e-book titles,” Coakley said, in the release. “Today’s settlement paves the way for restitution …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Many Burlington customers were without power for many days following these weather events in 2011. Does a potential $9.7 million fine for Nstar ease the pain?
Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office is seeking a $9.7 million fine after an investigation revealed Nstar "failed to adequately prepare, respond, and communicate during Tropical Storm Irene and the October 2011 snowstorm." The recommended fine breaks down to slightly more than $4 million for Nstar’s response to the October 2011 snowstorm and $5.7 million for Tropical Storm Irene, according to a press release. The AGO filed a brief Aug. 7, with the state's Department of Public Utilities, which has the authority to levy the fine. According to the AGO investigation, Nstar fell short of its state-required Emergency Response Plan obligations. In particular, Nstar failed “Nstar’s preparation for these storms was woefully inadequate and much …
TOM KILLILEA
1:35 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Not surprised by this at all. I have complained to the state dept. of weights & measures on three separate occasions about mispricing their items. Last time, I picked up some green tea that was marked $ 3.99 on the aisle and they tried to wring it up at $ 9.99? When I questioned the "customer service supervisor" she refused to sell it at their aisle price. I won't be back there. more ›