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AG Platkin, Division of Consumer Affairs Announce Educational, Enforcement Actions Providing Financial Protections for New Jersey Consumers as They Shop, Dine, and Travel this Holiday Season

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“the Division”) today announced educational and enforcement initiatives that will help protect consumers from being overcharged as they shop, dine, and travel to celebrate the season with family and friends.

Attorney General Platkin, Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo File Suit Against STG Trucking Companies to Stop Misclassification of Drivers in First Use of New Worker Protection Law

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo announced today that they have filed the first lawsuit under a 2021 law against employers who have misclassified workers as independent contractors.

AG Platkin: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Reaches Settlement with Dollar General Over Allegations of Pricing Violations

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that Dollar General Corp. (“Dollar General”), a national discount retail chain has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations of pricing violations.

AG Platkin: New Jersey to Receive $1.27 Million in Multistate Settlement with Morgan Stanley Over Data Security Incidents that Compromised Personal Information of Millions of Individuals Nationwide

Security Lapses Affected Personal Information Belonging to More than 755,000 NJ Residents.

AG Platkin, Division of Consumer Affairs Announce $640,000 Settlement with Defunct NJ Cosmetology School that Allegedly Defrauded Students and Failed to Meet Curriculum Requirements for Licensure

A now-defunct New Jersey cosmetology school and its related entities have agreed to pay nearly $640,000 to resolve the State’s lawsuit alleging they defrauded students and engaged in substandard business practices that financially harmed students.

Attorney General Platkin Announces Settlement with Mercer County Community College Resolving Allegations of Disability Discrimination Involving COVID-19

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has entered into a Consent Order and Decree resolving a complaint alleging that Mercer County Community College discriminated against an employee who contracted COVID-19.