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Some former employees will receive thousands of dollars in back pay
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AG Ferguson investigation shuts down Amazon price-fixing program nationwide
Amazon will pay $2.25 million, stop its “Sold by Amazon” third-party seller program
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that, as a result of his office’s price-fixing investigation, Amazon will shut down the “Sold by Amazon” program nationwide.
AG Ferguson files lawsuit against Google for secretly tracking consumers’ location
Google continued to track users even after they turned off location tracking settings
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson will file a lawsuit today against technology giant Google for deceptively leading consumers to believe that they have control over how their location data is collected and used by Google. In reality, consumers cannot effectively prevent Google from collecting, storing and profiting from their location data.
CONSUMER ALERT: Watch out for price gouging on COVID-19 at-home test kits
If you suspect price gouging on a test kit, report it to the Attorney General’s Office
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson is urging consumers to be on the lookout for price gouging on at-home test kits for COVID-19. If you see price gouging, report it to the Attorney General’s Office at https://www.atg.wa.gov/file-complaint.
AG Ferguson lawsuit nets $45M in debt relief, payments from Navient
UPDATE: As of August 2022, restitution checks and electronic payments of about $500 per person have gone out to about 8,900 Washington student loan borrowers who were enrolled in forbearance for an extended period of time between 2009 and 2017. For more details and the most up-to-date information on the Navient case, please visit www.NavientAGSettlement.com.
Debt relief, restitution, will go to Washington borrowers impacted by Navient’s deceptive practices
AG Ferguson files 36 criminal charges against Electron Hydro company and COO for polluting Puyallup River
TACOMA — Today the Washington Attorney General filed 36 gross misdemeanor charges against Electron Hydro, LLC and its Chief Operating Officer, Thom A. Fischer. Electron Hydro operates a hydroelectric dam on the Puyallup River. Each of the 36 charges, filed in Pierce County Superior Court, are against both Fischer and the business. The charges include violations of the state’s Water Pollution Control Act, Shoreline Management Act and Pierce County Code.
AG Ferguson, Rep. Lekanoff bill will create an alert system for missing Indigenous women in Washington
Similar to “silver alerts,” information will be shared on message signs and in highway advisory messages
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that he is working with Rep. Debra Lekanoff, D-Anacortes, to propose a bill in the next legislative session to create an alert in Washington state to help identify and locate missing Indigenous women and people.
El proceso de reclamos ahora está abierto en el acuerdo de $2,2 millones contra Greyhound
El dinero estará disponible para personas que fueron detenidas, arrestadas o deportadas después de que agentes de inmigración se les acercaran, o abordaran su autobús, en el Spokane Intermodal Center
Claims process now open in $2.2M Greyhound settlement
Money available for those detained, arrested or deported after immigration agents approached them, or boarded their bus, at the Spokane Intermodal Center
AG Ferguson: Kitsap County towing company to repay former Navy sailor for selling his car at auction
Ferguson seeks to ensure towing industry complies with the law protecting active duty service members
PORT ORCHARD — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today a court order will require a Kitsap County towing company to pay a former Navy sailor for illegally selling his car at auction. The order also requires it to implement specific policies so it will not harm service members in the future.