AG Campbell announced that her office has issued $1.15 million in citations against Adult & Teen Challenge, Northeast, Inc. (TCNE), a substance use disorder treatment program that required participants to perform unpaid labor for external clients of the organization, as well as unpaid in-person and telephone fundraising. 

“People seek treatment for substance use disorder deserve to be treated with dignity and fairness, not exploited for their labor. The first-of-its-kind enforcement action makes clear that when treatment centers require individuals to do work that is unrelated to rehabilitation or training, they must follow our state’s labor laws and pay people for the work they perform.” – AG Campbell