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AG Ferguson bill prohibiting “pocket service” debt collection practices passes Legislature

New law protects consumers from confusing and widely criticized debt collection tactic

OLYMPIA — Today, with a bipartisan vote of 31-17 in the Washington State Senate, state legislators passed a bill prohibiting “pocket service” debt collection practices, which allow debt collectors to blindside consumers with default judgments in order to seize wages, bank account funds, or other assets.

AG Ferguson joins multistate amicus brief protecting women’s access to abortion services

Ferguson, 20 other AGs urge court to strike down Kentucky anti-abortion law

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to affirm a lower court’s finding that a Kentucky law regulating abortion services is unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Procurador General (AG) Ferguson: Motel 6 pagará $12 millones por violar la privacidad de decenas de miles de residentes del estado de Washington.

 

Si usted o algún miembro de su familia se hospedó en un Motel 6 en Washington entre el 1 de febrero de 2015 y el 17 de septiembre de 2017, por favor presente un reclamo para recibir compensación aquí. La Oficina del Procurador General no es parte del gobierno federal y presentar un reclamo no require que divulgue su estatus migratorio.

AG Ferguson: Motel 6 will pay $12M for violating privacy of tens of thousands of Washingtonians

If you or a family member stayed at a Motel 6 in Washington between Feb. 1, 2015 and Sept. 17, 2017, please submit a claim for restitution here. The Attorney General’s Office is not part of the federal government and submitting a claim does not require you to disclose your immigration status.

 

Joint statement from AG Ferguson and L&I Director Sacks on Alaska Airlines US Supreme Court decision

High court declines case, leaves ruling that protects state workers in place

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Department of Labor & Industries Director Joel Sacks offer the following statement on the United States Supreme Court decision to decline to hear Alaska Airlines v. L&I: