“On July 29, 2025, the Colorado Attorney General, Philip Weiser (“Attorney General”), filed a Complaint against PetSmart, alleging that PetSmart violated the Colorado Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) and the Colorado Restrictive Employment Agreements Act (“CREAA”) by misrepresenting to its employees that its dog grooming training program was free. The Attorney General alleges that PetSmart’s training program was actually not free because PetSmart required its employees in the program to pay back the value of the program if they were terminated or quit prior to the two-year anniversary of their beginning the program, which resulted in an illegal restriction on their employment. The Attorney General, via the lawsuit, seeks injunctive relief, civil penalties ranging from $20,000.00 - $50,000.00 per violation of the CCPA and $5,000.00 per worker per violation of the CREAA, attorneys’ fees, and costs against PetSmart as a result of its alleged wrongdoing.”
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