A bipartisan coalition of 27 AGs, led by Colorado, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, submitted a comment letter to the FTC urging the agency to propose a rule that would regulate hidden and deceptive rental fees. In the letter, the AGs argue that hidden rental fees obscure the actual cost of rent; cause financial strain…

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A coalition of 21 AGs led by Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Washington filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals backing four law firms challenging what the states describe as retaliatory executive orders imposed by the Trump Administration. In the brief, the amici argue that the orders punish the firms for…

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New Jersey AG Jennifer Davenport and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) reached a $7 million settlement with PDX North, Inc. to resolve allegations that it violated the Unemployment Compensation Law and Temporary Disability Benefits Law by misclassifying delivery drivers as independent contractors. The settlement resolves four NJDOL audits from 2006 through 2019…

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Recent proposals in New York and New Jersey are signaling broader state interest in so-called “surveillance pricing,” with New York AG Letitia James backing a two-bill “One Fair Price Package” aimed at curbing data-driven price setting, while New Jersey lawmakers advanced a parallel measure focused on grocery stores. One of the New York bills, Assembly…

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The New Jersey Senate has unanimously confirmed Jennifer Davenport as the state’s new AG. Davenport, a Democrat, was nominated by Governor Mikie Sherrill and previously served as the state’s first assistant AG and principal law enforcement advisor, later serving in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey before becoming deputy general counsel and chief litigation counsel at PSE&G.

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