2022 Press Releases

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• 3/28/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges CFPB to Protect Consumers from Buy-Now-Pay-Later Lending Industry

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to ensure that buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) lenders are not engaging in practices that trap consumers in a cycle of debt.

• 3/18/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $192K Settlement With Windham Eye Group

  Attorney General William Tong and acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Leonard C. Boyle announced today a $192,699 joint state and federal settlement with the Windham Eye Group and its owners William Kaufold, MD and Dana Woods, MD resolving allegations that the Windham-based ophthalmological practice improperly employed an individual who was excluded from work with federal healthcare programs.

• 1/13/2022 Attorney General Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Seagull, Banking Commissioner Perez Announce $1.85 Billion Settlement with Student Loan Servicer Navient

  Attorney General William Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull and Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez announced today a $1.85 billion settlement with student loan servicer Navient that will direct millions in debt relief and restitution to thousands of Connecticut borrowers.

• 6/27/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Protect Children from Cannabis Copycat Products

  Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general urging Congress to protect children from cannabis copycat products.

• 7/21/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Multistate Agreement Recovering $34.2 Million for Thousands of U.S. Servicemembers Defrauded by Harris Jewelry

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $34.2 million settlement between 18 states, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Harris Jewelry that will provide refunds and relief to 46,000 servicemembers and veterans deceived and defrauded by the national jewelry retailer.

• 6/27/2022 Attorney General Tong, National Coalition of Attorneys General Issue Joint Statement Reaffirming Commitment to Protecting Access to Abortion Care

  Attorney General William Tong and a national coalition of 21 attorneys general today issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to supporting and expanding access to abortion care.

• 9/30/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Challenge to Connecticut Assault Weapons Ban

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement in response to a federal lawsuit filed by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League seeking to repeal Connecticut’s assault weapons ban.

• 1/11/2022 Attorney General Tong Works to Stop International Scam Calls

  Attorney General William Tong today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put in place measures that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls that attempt to scam Americans. Today’s comment letter to the FCC was led by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.

• 6/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Moves for State Custody of Neglected German Shepherds Seized from Higganum Home

  Attorney General William Tong this week moved for state custody of 28 neglected German Shepherd dogs seized from a Higganum home in May.

• 2/15/2022 Attorney General Tong Supports Adoption by the National Labor Relations Board of Stronger Standards for Protecting Workers from Misclassification

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in encouraging the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to strengthen the standard for protecting workers from misclassification by their employers as independent contractors — a designation that can deprive workers of wages earned, core workplace benefits, and the ability to organize.

• 6/3/2022 Attorney General Tong Cautions Against Potentially Deceptive Home Warranty Advertisements

  Attorney General William Tong today warned Connecticut homeowners to be on the lookout for potentially deceptive advertisements by home warranty companies.

• 6/10/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges Federal Legislation to Protect Reproductive Healthcare

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer proposing a series of actions to protect access to reproductive health care in the wake of the leaked draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health overturning Roe v. Wade.

• 8/4/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Challenging Florida "Don't Say Gay" Law

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general filing an amicus brief opposing Florida’s discriminatory “Don’t Say Gay” law. The law bans classroom discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity, posing a serious threat to LGBTQ+ students who are particularly vulnerable to the harms caused by discrimination.

• 8/1/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on United Illuminating Rate Request

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a United Illuminating notice with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority filed today seeking to raise rates as much as 8 percent over three years.

• 3/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Fellow AGs in Alerting Consumers Impacted by the Massive 2021 T-Mobile Data Breach to Take Steps to Protect Their Personal Information

  Attorney General Tong urges all Connecticut residents who believe they were impacted by the data breach announced by T-Mobile in August 2021 to take appropriate steps to protect their information from identity theft.