Federal officials said the charges affected at least 3,400 service members.
MIAMI, Fla. - ADT Security Services will pay more than $1.3 million to resolve allegations it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act by imposing unlawful charges on servicemembers who canceled home security contracts after receiving military relocation orders, the Justice Department announced.
The Justice Department alleges ADT required a 30-day notice from service members seeking to terminate their contracts, a policy the department says violated the SCRA. Under the law, service members who receive orders to relocate to a location that does not support the contract can terminate certain consumer contracts without penalty beyond the current billing period, according to the department. “Members of our Armed Forces dutifully respond to the defense needs of our Nation, sometimes with very little notice,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said in a statement. U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida said service members “should not have to fight companies at home while they are serving our country abroad.” Under the settlement, ADT will pay up to $1,260,000 in compensation to affected service members and a $79,380 civil penalty — the maximum first-violation penalty under the SCRA — and must make policy and training changes to prevent future violations, the Justice Department said. The department said its SCRA enforcement work has resulted in more than $488 million in monetary relief for 152,000 service members since 2011. Service members and dependents who believe their rights were violated can contact the nearest Armed Forces Legal Assistance Program office at legalassistance.law.af.mil. Download the WTVY News4 app to get alerts and stories the moment they are published. Available for FREE in theCharges filed in vicious dog attack that sent woman to Geneva hospitalAbbeville Christian's Jayden Buckhannon named AISA Boys Player of the Year
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