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Oregon attorney general announces DOJ consumer-protection expansion, new economic justice unit
Summary
Attorney General Dan Rayfield told the House Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee the Oregon Department of Justice is doubling its consumer-protection capacity, creating an Economic Justice Section and a unit dedicated to working-family issues, and planning 14 additional hires funded largely by attorney-fee awards into a protection education fund.
Attorney General Dan Rayfield told the House Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection on Sept. 30 that the Oregon Department of Justice is expanding its consumer-protection work and creating an Economic Justice Section that will include a unit focused on issues affecting working families.
"We're doubling the capacity for our work in consumer protection," Rayfield said, adding that the new unit will target matters ranging from child-labor violations to wage theft. He said the expanded work will include both impact litigation…
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