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Massachusetts Attorney General Settles with Auto Dealer for $116K on Employee Uniform Deductions

September 10, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The auto dealer Herb Chambers Companies will pay $116,758 in restitution and penalties for violating Massachusetts wage laws by taking improper deductions from employees’ paychecks to launder staff uniforms, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. 

 “Herb Chambers has agreed to change its practices and will pay back its employees,” said AG Healey. “We are pleased with this resolution.”

The AG’s Office opened an investigation after receiving a complaint from a Herb Chambers Porsche worker in Boston who alleged the dealership took $5 from every week of his pay to launder his uniform. After contacting the dealership, the AG’s Office learned that

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