Comsumer Protection Bureau

The Office of the Attorney General in Maryland is committed to safeguarding the rights and welfare of state residents by addressing legal matters, including lawsuits against entities that have adversely impacted Maryland and its inhabitants. They offer support and resources for various concerns such as consumer complaints, healthcare billing issues, and hate crimes, while also actively combating human trafficking and providing assistance to victims. Generated from the website

Founded in 1643, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General is a judicial system that ensures that the consumers of Pennsylvania are treated fairly and properly. Its public protection division works to guard residents against telemarketing scams and identity theft. It fights for civil rights, monitors charitable organizations and protects consumers from deceptive advertising and unfair business practices. The office also maintains Tobacco Enforcement Section, which monitors and enforces settlement agreement between Pennsylvania and tobacco companies and works to prevent the marketing of tobacco to children and reduce the overall level of smoking. The Pennsylvania Office of General Attorney also maintains a civil rights enforcement section that works with state, local and federal agencies to investigate and address complaints about civil rights violations.

It offers services to the unemployed individuals, oversees the administration of workers' compensation benefits to individuals with job related injuries, and provides vocational rehabilitation to individuals with disabilities. The Department of Labor & Industry employs more than 6,000 workers in 200 offices statewide. The Department prepares job seekers for the global workforce through employment and job training services for adult, youth, older workers, and dislocated workers. In addition it enforces various laws and safety standards in the workplace and administers the Commonwealth's programs for community service by young Pennsylvanians.