Nov 13, 2024 | Amicus Brief | anticompetitive and antiworker measures | Barring Noncompete Agreements | Bethesda | California | Camden | Colorado | depress worker wages | distorted labor markets | District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb | Federal Trade Commission | FTC | grow careers | healthcare industry | Illinois | legal hurdles for employees | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | multistate brief | Nevada | New Mexico | New York | noncompete ban | Noncompete Cause Rule | noncompete clauses | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | the District of Columbia | U.S. Court of Appeals | undermine economic innovation and growth | Vermont | Washington | Consumer Protection | Defending our Workforce | Division of Law | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb led a multistate brief supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule to eliminate noncompete clauses in employment contracts nationwide.
Oct 9, 2024 | Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | Colorado | Connecticut | Consumer Protection Laws | contact information | customer data | Cybersecurity | Data Breaches | data privacy | dates of birth | Delaware | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Federal Trade Commission | Florida | Gender | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | legacy Starwood Preferred Guest information | Louisiana | Maine | malware | Marriot | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Multistate Coalition | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | private information | reservation information | Rhode Island | security | Settlement | South Carolina | South Dakota | Starwood Hotels and Resorts | Tennessee | Texas | the District of Columbia | unencrypted passport numbers | unexpired payment card | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming. | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General reached a $52 million settlement with Marriott International, Inc. to resolve investigations concerning two information security failures, including one widespread data breach.
Sep 17, 2024 | (“Division”) | (“the Board”) | Connecticut | Division of Consumer Affairs | Essex County physician | inadequate formal training | invasive aesthetic procedures | New Jersey | New York | Pennsylvania | permanently revoked license | the State Board of Medical Examiners | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that the State Board of Medical Examiners (“the Board”) permanently revoked the license of an Essex County physician who allegedly traveled to dozens of offices in New Jersey and neighboring states to perform invasive aesthetic procedures with inadequate formal training and little regard for the health and safety of his patients.
Sep 5, 2024 | amicus briefs | California | DCR | Discrimination | Division on Civil Rights | Harassment | Kansas v. U.S. Department of Education | LGBTQ+ Students | Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Education | New Jersey | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | Pennsylvania | sex discrimination | Title IX | U.S. Court of Appeals | U.S. Department of Education Final Rule | Bias and Discrimination | Diversity & Inclusion | Division of Law | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania co-led two amicus briefs on behalf of a multistate coalition in federal appellate courts to further defend Title IX’s protections of all students, including LGBTQ+ students, from gender-based harassment and sex discrimination, and to reverse a preliminary injunction that could affect certain schools in their states.
Sep 4, 2024 | accessories | AK-47 | amicus curiae briefs | ammunition | AR-15 | assault weapons | Blair Holt Assault Weapons Ban | California | Colorado | commonsense gun laws | Connecticut | Cook County | dangerous weapons | Delaware | gunpowder | Hawaii | Illinois | Large Capacity Magazines | Maine | Maryland | mass shootings | Michigan | Minnesota | multistate | Nevada | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania | reasonable firearms regulations | Restrictions | Rhode Island | rules and regulations | Second Amendment | self-defense | the District of Columbia | Vermont | Washington | Weapons Law | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | Press Release
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell led a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in support of Cook County, Illinois, which is continuing to defend its assault weapons ban from a Second Amendment challenge.
