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AGs Take Laboring Oar on Requiring Government Contractors to Provide Payroll Information

A coalition of 14 Democratic AGs, led by Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor asking the DOL to require more information from government contractors regarding payroll for workers. In the letter, the AGs assert that existing payroll forms for contractors on public projects do not require comprehensive information…

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Coalition Grows to Torpedo Mariner Finance over Hidden Add-ons

Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry announced that six additional states have joined a lawsuit against lending company Mariner Finance, LLC, which was first filed by Pennsylvania and five other AGs in 2022. The bipartisan coalition of 12 AGs alleges that Mariner charged consumers for hidden add-on products without disclosing these costs and fees in violation of…

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AGs Support FTC Efforts to Eradicate Hidden Fees

A bipartisan coalition of 19 AGs and the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection wrote a comment letter supporting the FTC’s proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees meant to curb hidden fees, sometimes called “junk fees.” In the letter, the AGs offer support for provisions of the proposed rule addressing bait-and-switch pricing schemes,…

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