An Educational Resource on the Office of State Attorney General
The Massachusetts Attorney General's Fair Labor Division began publishing these reports in 2016 to highlight notable cases, investigations and trends in labor enforcement in Massachusetts.
In 2014, the New York Attorney General's Labor Bureau began publishing an annual report on successful efforts to protect New York's working men and women. The reports highlight the breadth and scope of the Labor Bureau's enforcement efforts and its commitment to ensure a safe and equitable workplace for all New Yorkers.
A 2014 report by the New York Attorney General's Labor Bureau on the use of payroll cards in traditionally low-wage industries. The report found that the use of payroll cards create serious problems for low-wage workers, employees with limited English proficiency (LEP) and individuals lacking internet access. Problems include information gaps on how to obtain wages, and mounting fees for basic use of the card. The report also found that a growing number of employers require workers to use payroll cards.
Professor James E. Tierney
StateAG.org was founded by James E. Tierney, former Attorney General of Maine and a Lecturer at Harvard Law School where he also directs the Harvard Attorney General clinic. For thirteen years he was Director of the National State Attorneys General Program at Columbia Law School.
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