Erie

America’s foremost technologist named after a Great Lake. Consumer protecting at @cfpb

[Erie @Erie]

Good morning! If you’re in the US and struggling with your health insurance (they won’t cover something they said they would, overcharged, can’t get a straight answer, etc) there’s super effective, free help. Your state insurance commissioner!

[Erie @Erie]

Dream job!

[NYC Consumer and Worker Protection @helloDCWP]

‼️ Want to make a difference in the lives of working New Yorkers? 

We're hiring Worker Protection Investigators! Apply here: https://t.co/DKXSbIqwgb

[Daniel Hanley @danielahanley]

Terrific news. More states should be doing this.

https://t.co/1QPzXlf5X2

[The Journalist's Resource @JournoResource]

The federal watchdog for consumer financial products has been stripped of its enforcement capabilities, but the data — including consumer complaint narratives — remains robust. What you need to know from our recent webinar with @Erie + @jmdjacobs👇

https://t.co/pdrD8dLNmK

[NYC Consumer and Worker Protection @helloDCWP]

NYC Freelancers: Did you know you can SUE for late payments? 😠

You have a right to collect 2x the amount you weren’t paid, plus damages for retaliation and payment for attorney’s fees and costs!

Learn your rights at https://t.co/OpbjMLIbYI

[Katie Van Dyck @CapitolKVD]

@SouthwestAir is a scammy textbook case of enshittification — and I have receipts. They destroyed the one product differentiator that made them beloved—free open seating—and replaced it with a system engineered to manufacture passenger panic and extract money. A thread. 👇

[Douglas Farrar @DouglasLFarrar]

Private equity rolled up the bowling industry and turned what was functionally a family friendly community center into a shitty, expensive casino.

They weren't shy about it either. One of their executives said they wanted to raise the price of EVERYTHING.

[NYC Consumer and Worker Protection @helloDCWP]

Join Commissioner Levine and @amazonteamsters for a lunch break chat TOMORROW at 12:00 P.M. to learn more about updates to NYC’s Protected Time Off Law and what that means for ALL workers across the five boroughs.  

Join us on TikTok @HelloDCWP to hear more!

[Brian Shearer @brianJshearer]

And join us in a webinar today at 1pm EST to hear more.
https://t.co/lyXMo01LUG

[Brian Shearer @brianJshearer]

Before I get started, here is the paper. https://t.co/4qHGunm3gH

[Brian Shearer @brianJshearer]

If politicians want to deliver on their affordability promises, they'll need to actually drop prices in a few markets. In a paper out today and covered by the AP, I propose they take up property insurance, where prices are $150 billion too high. A thread.
https://t.co/vhhGnXcW09

[AG Brian Schwalb @DCAttorneyGen]

NEW: @LiveNation will pay $9.9 million to DC for charging predatory hidden fees and will be required to display all fees up front in the ticket cost.

This case is separate from our anti-monopoly lawsuit against Live Nation.

We are fighting for fairness for fans on every front.

[Douglas Farrar @DouglasLFarrar]

Thurgood Marshall understood that antitrust law belongs to the people, not to a small class of experts. Last week, a jury of regular Americans proved the point by returning the verdict that the Trump DOJ was ready to give away.

New @nytopinion piece by @linamkhan & @dohamekki

[American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties]

NEW: Our latest report from @CapitolKVD explores how the sports economy — from youth to college and beyond — has been taken over by corporate power.

"[M]onopolization in sports is common and follows a pattern of extraction — and it begins with the youngest players and fans. Private equity firms are rapidly consolidating youth sports into vertically integrated empires, charging families thousands annually while eliminating accessible alternatives."

[Doha Mekki @dohamekki]

In a moment so defined by corruption and abuses of power, there's something deeply democratic and just about a jury of citizens seeing the facts and deciding right from wrong. That's exactly what happened today and it's why we sought a jury demand when we filed this case in 2024.

This huge antitrust win affirms that even the most powerful corporations are not above the law and that lawyers and citizens have the power to take on monopolies even when the federal government falls down on its obligation to do so.

[Douglas Farrar @DouglasLFarrar]

Full story here
https://t.co/49pQUpchrk

[Douglas Farrar @DouglasLFarrar]

NEWS: Lina Khan has launched an economic policy center that will train the next generation of lawyers and also publish research that can be turned into actionable policy.

Follow the center @law_and_economy

[Erie @Erie]

@nickwingfield @leomschwartz @theinformation Gooo Leo!

[Metro Forward @wmata]

Did you know many people with autism have a strong connection to transit? 🚇🚍

Today, we proudly partnered with the Autism Transit Project for the 4th year in a row, hosting young transit enthusiasts & their families for a special day of fun with Metro. Thanks for joining us! 🫶

[Allison M. Preiss @allisonmpreiss]

Russ Vought and the Trump administration have spent hundreds of millions of dollars paying the vast majority of CFPB staff to *not* work - as junk fees spread, fraud spikes, and corporate crime goes unchecked.

Time to put the CFPB back on the job

[Allison M. Preiss @allisonmpreiss]

https://t.co/xVKefXlI9E