They also topped the lists of worst, fastest-growing and new complaints.
“COVID-19 generated complaints about everything from appliance repairs to childcare, trash pick-up to towing,” said Susan Grant, CFA’s Director of Consumer Protection and Privacy. “Business closings, job lay-offs, supply chain disruptions, social-distancing requirements and travel restrictions put huge strains consumers and businesses, as the survey shows.”
State and local consumer agencies also dealt with a deluge of complaints last year about price-gouging and pandemic-related scams.
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L.A. County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, from 18 states participated in the survey, which asked about the complaints they received last year, their biggest achievements, and new consumer protection laws enacted in their jurisdictions.
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Leadership Greater Chicago names 2022 Class for Signature Fellows Program Leadership Greater Chicago logo Courtesy of Leadership Greater Chicago
Leadership Greater Chicago recently announced the 2022 Class of its Signature Fellows Program.
This select group of 50 accomplished and diverse individuals represents a cross-section of professionals from the corporate, nonprofit, government and education sectors. With the city as their classroom, participants are immersed in major socioeconomic issues facing the community and build connections that facilitate solutions.
The 2022 Class will commence following more than a year of unrest in our country where we faced continued social injustice followed by the largest anti-racism movement in our history, all during a global pandemic, said Maria Wynne, LGC Chief Executive Officer. Developing civic leaders is critical today in achieving equity in our criminal justice, healthcare, and education systems, and in the