WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-1306) on June 16, 2023, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - May 2023": * * * Unemployment rates were lower in May in 11 states and stable in 39 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Seventeen states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 8 states and the District had increases, and 25 states had   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that online underwear retailer Adore Me, Inc. (Adore Me) will be required to provide refunds to consumers who were improperly charged recurring subscription fees, reform its business practices, and pay $2.35 million as part of a settlement with the District of Columbia and 31 states. The settlement resolves an investi  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 17 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced her appointments of Michael Carpenter as a district judge in Judicial Election District 8A, Eric Nelson as a district judge in Judicial Election District 4, and Patrick Smith as a district judge in Judicial Election District 5C. Carpenter, of Ottumwa, Iowa, currently serves as attorney at Gaumer, Emmanuel, Carpenter & Goldsmith, P.C. He received his und  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a $2.35 million multistate settlement with AdoreMe, Inc. (Adore Me), a lingerie retailer that primarily sells its merchandise online. Michigan will receive $77,526.92 from the total payment amount. The settlement resolves claims that the company deceptively marketed its VIP Membership Program to consumers and then made it difficult for consumers   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on June 16, 2023: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced a $2.35 million multistate settlement with Adore Me, Inc. (Adore Me), a lingerie retailer that primarily sells its merchandise online. The settlement resolves claims that the company deceptively marketed its VIP Membership Program to consumers and then made it difficult for consumers to cancel their memberships. A  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 17 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a $2.35 million multistate settlement with Adore Me, Inc., a lingerie retailer that primarily sells its merchandise online. The settlement resolves claims that the company deceptively marketed its VIP Membership Program to consumers and then made it difficult for consumers to cancel their memberships. The State of Vermont will   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 17 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today a national online apparel company will return as much as $695,000 to approximately 5,700 Washingtonians it deceptively enrolled into a monthly subscription service. From 2012 through 2017, Adore Me, a national company that sells lingerie and other women's clothes online, placed a pre-checked box on all its online orders  more