I was very pleased to vote for the student loan bill of rights legislation. It will help a little on a big problem. It will force loan servicers to treat students fairly.
Consumer Issues
Beer Distributor Reform
In today’s (Thur) Globe (front of Business section) there is piece about removing the archaic restrictions where brewers are essentially held hostage by distributors. There is a bill before the Senate to reform that.The head of the Beer Distributors of Mass, Bill Kelley, whines on about how this change would hurt working families. Cry me …
Forces arbitration in user agreements
Hi Will, I was just reading an article in today’s NT Times regarding the increasing use of arbitration clauses by major corporations like American Express, Discover, Netfilx, EBay, etc in their user agreements. To quote the article: “By inserting individual arbitration clauses into a soaring number of consumer and employment contracts, companies like American Express …
H.3383, An Act relative to the digital right to repair
Senator Brownsberger has recently submitted the testimony in this post on H.3383, An Act relative to the digital right to repair. He supports the bill, which would require manufacturers of digital electronic products to make parts, tools, diagnostic equipment and repair information available to anyone at a fair and reasonable cost.
Insurance Discounts for Driver Training
We received an inquiry from a parent whose child took a rigorous driver safety training course above and beyond the basic Driver’s Ed program. The question was: Why don’t insurers offer a discount for graduates of these programs? The answer is that many insurers do offer such discounts. In fact one of the programs says …
S83, an An Act relative to liquor license applicants
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following testimony to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure: TO: Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: S83 DATE: November 12th, 2013 I am writing in support of S83, an An Act relative to liquor license applicants. Applicants for an …
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