Maura Healey 2015 Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General Attorney General Maura Healey is the chief lawyer and law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Job of the Attorney General ID: 459435
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Office of Massachusetts Attorney General
Maura HealeySlide2
© 2015 Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
Attorney
General Maura Healey is the chief lawyer and law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Job of the Attorney GeneralSlide3
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Who:
The Commonwealth
Who the AGO Serves & How
How:
Four Major Ways this Work is ExecutedSlide4
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How the AGO is Organized
Six BureausSlide5
Divisions of the Executive Bureau
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Executive Bureau
Description
Supports the AGO through:
Community Engagement; Administration; Public information; Policy development;
Operational
;
Information technology
;
Human resources;
and
F
iscal
management
services.Slide6
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Public Protection & Advocacy Bureau
Description
Divisions of the Public Protection & Advocacy Bureau
Protecting students against predatory for-profit schools;
Ensuring
that
workers are
paid the wages they are owed;
Combating
discrimination by landlords and employers;
Keeping struggling homeowners in their homes through loan modifications; and
Fighting for consumers against scams and other deceptive business practices.Slide7
Resources
Would your organization like a presentation?© 2015 Massachusetts Office of the Attorney GeneralStaff from the Attorney General’s Office provide free outreach and education presentations statewide on a variety of topics:Civil RightsThe new Earned Sick Time law
The new Domestic Workers Bill of RightsWorker’s Rights and Fair Labor LawsScams and ID theftContractual agreements (ie: home improvement)
Landlord and tenant rightsShopping Rights
Purchasing a vehicle
Financial
awarenessSlide8
Grants
US$ 14 millionLocal Consumer Programs Face to Face Mediation ProgramsBehavioral Health GrantsAsthma Grant with DPHCommunity Based Foreclosure Prevention GrantsDistressed Properties Identification and Revitalization (DPIR)Abandoned Housing InitiativeInnovative to Improve Access and Opportunity for Individuals with DisabilitiesGame Change Anti-Violence Grants to DV/SA Agencies
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Attorney General Maura Healey and her staff engage with every city and town of the Commonwealth. The Attorney General’s Office also runs a statewide Public Inquiry and Assistance Center, and supports over thirty regional local consumer and face to face mediation programs, which you may choose to contact.
© 2015 Massachusetts Office of the Attorney GeneralWhere the AGO is located
Western Massachusetts
1350 Main Street Springfield
Central Massachusetts
10 Mechanic
StreetWorcester
Southeastern Massachusetts
105 William Street
New Bedford
Boston One
Ashburton Place
and100 Cambridge StreetSlide10
Contact Us
© 2015 Massachusetts Office of the Attorney GeneralFile a Complaint about an Unfair or Deceptive Trade P
ractice617-727-8400 www.eform.ago.state.ma.uswww.mass.gov/ago617-727-2200Slide11
Resources
Have a Complaint or Question?General Assistance© 2015 Massachusetts Office of the Attorney GeneralSpecific Hotlines
Consumer Hotline: (617) 727-8400E-Complaint form: www.eform.ago.state.ma.usHomeCorps (617) 573-5333Elder Hotline (888) 243-5337
Fair Labor Division (617) 727-3465Civil Rights Division (617) 727-2200
Medicaid Fraud Tipline (617) 963-2360
Insurance Fraud Tipline
(617) 537- 5330Insurance & Health Care Consumer Helpline (888) 830-6277