HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 other state attorneys general today suing Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The FTC and its state partners say Amazon's acti  more

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * Black Employees Were Subjected to a Hostile Work Environment that Included Racial Slurs, Threatening Conduct and Humiliating Working Conditions, Federal Agency Charges * * * Asphalt Paving Systems, Inc. (APS), an asphalt paving company with offices in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Tennessee, violated federal law by subjecting 12 Black employees w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * Nonprofit Denied Accommodations to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Employees and Fired Employees Who Requested Medical Leave, Federal Agency Charges * * * Didlake, Inc. a government contractor that provides janitorial and maintenance employees to federal worksites throughout Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by faili  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: * * * Federal Agency Charges Multiple Male Co-Workers and Managerial Employees Subjected Female Employees to Hostile Work Environment * * * AMZ Manufacturing Co. (AMZ), an electroplating, painting, and assembly business, violated federal law when it subjected female employees to a hostile work environment because of their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner James Danly on a decision (Docket No. ER10-2502-010) involving Black Hills Colorado Electric LLC: * * * I concur with the Commission's Order Accepting Change in Status.[1] I write separately to focus on Black Hills MBR Sellers' affiliation with a new ultimate upstream affiliate, State Street Corporation (State Street). By way of background, Black Hills MB  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * Amazon's ongoing pattern of illegal conduct blocks competition, allowing it to wield monopoly power to inflate prices, degrade quality, and stifle innovation for consumers and businesses * * * The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 27 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: To support New Jersey's nation-leading climate change education efforts, Governor Phil Murphy, First Lady Tammy Murphy, and the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) today announced the establishment of the first-in-the-nation Office of Climate Change Education within the NJDOE's Office of Innovation to further climate literacy and environmental awareness among stude  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: New Jersey's statewide minimum wage will increase by $1 to $15.13 per hour for most employees on Jan. 1, 2024. This achieves - and exceeds - the goal set by legislation signed by Governor Murphy in February 2019 to raise the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour by 2024 for most employees. When Governor Murphy took office in 2018, the state's minimum wage was $8.60 per hour; he and the Democrati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: To commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the signing of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), a federal law that protects persons and religious institutions from discriminatory land use regulations, the Justice Department announced several efforts to increase awareness of RLUIPA's protections. The department will host a series of outreach events and has released updated informati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department announced today, alongside its partners from Mexico's Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) and Canada's Competition Bureau, the launch of a joint initiative to deter, detect and prosecute collusive schemes related to the provision of goods and services in connection with the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be jointly hosted by the three nations, with eve  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell leads a coalition of 11 states in calling on Congress to protect the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) from harmful budget cuts. "The IRA presents an enormous and historic opportunity to make critical strides toward an equitable clean energy economy, advance environmental justice and resilience, and to stave off the worst effects of the clima  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced her office has joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 16 other state attorneys general in suing Amazon.com, Inc. (https://www.mass.gov/doc/ftc-v-amazon-complaint-ecf-1-092623pdf/download), alleging that the online and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, along with 16 other Attorneys General ("the coalition") and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The coalition of At  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 27 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the New Hampshire Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and 16 other state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain it  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, Sept. 27 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Paterson Police Department Officer in Charge Isa Abbassi released a comprehensive Strategic Plan for the Paterson Police Department to move the agency forward into the Next Generation of policing. The Plan takes into consideration feedback from the community received through conversations and listening sessions with residen  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: To support New Jersey's nation-leading climate change education efforts, Governor Phil Murphy, First Lady Tammy Murphy, and the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) today announced the establishment of the first-in-the-nation Office of Climate Change Education within the NJDOE's Office of Innovation to further climate literacy and environmental awareness among students and  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a bipartisan multistate coalition of 17 attorneys general, joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in suing Amazon (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/ftc-v.-amazon-complaint.pdf), alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strat  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a multi-agency collaboration with New York PBS stations to equip prekindergarten-grade 12 educators with resources and strategies they can rely on to support the mental well-being of their students. Produced by The WNET Group with assistance from the state Office of Mental Health and the State Education, Student Mental Health Matters: A  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 27 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that he has joined 16 of his colleagues and the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit against Amazon alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that has unlawfully maintained its monopoly power through a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies. "Amazon is a mammoth corpora  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced her office has joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 other Attorneys General in a lawsuit that would lessen Amazon.com, Inc.'s monopolistic practices that are detrimental to both sellers and buyers on the online mega-store platform. The complaint alleges that Amazon engages in a course of exclusionary conduct that prevents current   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Attorney General Neronha joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 state attorneys general today in the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The FTC and its state partners say  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21705): * * * In the Matter of ELSA M. DOYLE Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 9(f) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate that cease-and-desist proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Section 9(f) of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The White House issued the following news release: With less than one week before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples' lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts across the country--including risking significant delays for travelers and forcing air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Officers to work without pay. During an Extreme Republican Shutdown,   more