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Healey suing manufacturing companies for millions in chemical pollution damages

Attorney General Maura Healey is suing 13 companies that manufacture firefighting foam containing ubiquitous forever chemicals in hopes of getting the chemical companies to "pay back every last dollar our state has spent on their products to clean up the contamination."

Gig worker battle: Silicon Valley says Worcester County gains $899M in economic impact

In the latest round of the fight between Silicon Valley and Massachusetts regulators over whether workers for companies like Uber and Lyft should be considered full-time employees, the businesses are pushing a UCLA study showing gig workers have had an economic impact of $899 million in Worcester County.

Mass. to receive $525M from opioid settlement, to be used for treatment, prevention

Massachusetts cities and towns will split more than $210 million in money paid by opioid manufacturers and distributors, while state government will get another $310 million to invest in ongoing efforts to rein in the addiction and overdose epidemic, officials announced Tuesday.

Two Framingham construction companies alleged guilty of payroll fraud

Framingham-based Superior Carpentry, Inc. and its owners are being fined $540,000 over allegations they failed to pay prevailing wages to employees, Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Monday.
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Worcester home health service faces MassHealth fraud lawsuit from attorney general

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against a Worcester home health agency for allegedly falsely billing MassHealth, according to a Friday press release from Healey’s office.

Happy hours, fireworks, gig workers & corporate oversight lead 17 ballot initiatives receiving initial qualification

On Wednesday, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office announced it had certified 17 petitions for the November 2022 ballot, which potentially could become proposed laws if they receive enough signatures and then are approved by voters next year.

Healey mandates staff vaccines

Attorney General Maura Healey will now require that all staff in her office get vaccinated against COVID-19, broadening a policy she announced in May that required certain public-facing employees be vaccinated when they return to in-person work.

Healey: $500M opioid settlement will hold corporations responsible

On Wednesday, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced a $26-billion dollar resolution with major opioid manufacturers and distributors such as Cardinal, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Johnson & Johnson. 
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Attorney General Healey considering governor run, will announce decision in fall

Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday forecast a decision on her political future this fall as the two-term Democrat weighs a possible run for governor in 2022 that would see her join a field that already includes three candidates.

Federal student debt relief to end in October

A pause on federal student debt payments is slated to lapse on Oct. 1, and a new team within Attorney General Maura Healey's office is preparing for any confusion and questions borrowers might face after the relief program ends.
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