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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New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill announced her selection of Jennifer Davenport as the state’s next AG, who will assume office pending state Senate confirmation. Davenport, a Democrat, previously served as First Assistant AG in New Jersey. Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers announced that he will seek reelection in 2026. He is currently running unopposed in the…

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New Jersey AG Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced a $2.8 million settlement with MV Realty PBC, LLC and affiliates (collectively, “MV Realty”), resolving a 2023 lawsuit alleging that the company violated New Jersey’s consumer protection laws through its “Homeowner Benefit Agreements” (HBAs). The AG’s office described the HBAs as unconscionable…

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