Jan 7, 2025 | Antitrust Litigation Competition Enforcement Assistant Section | Building Services Companies | competitive labor market | Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) | Guardian Service Industries | improved wages and benefits | Inc. (“Guardian”) | Inc. (“Planned”) | limitation of competition | New York | No-Poach Agreements | Planned Building Services | residential and commercial buildings | restriction of employment opportunities | Settlements | Suppression of wages | Workers' Rights | Defending our Workforce | Division of Law | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New York Attorney General Letitia James announced settlements with Guardian Service Industries, Inc. (“Guardian”), and Planned Building Services, Inc. (“Planned”), as well as Planned’s affiliated companies, concerning the use of illegal no-poach agreements.
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.
