ConsumerAffairs1d
CafePress data breach victims are getting money, FTC says
Create-your-own merchandise website CafePress is paying $370,000 to customers who were harmed by its failure to protect their ...
The Verge29d
The FTC’s noncompete agreements ban is blocked
A federal judge has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements that make it difficult for workers to join their employers’ rivals or launch competing businesses.
Automotive News1mon
2 FTC commissioners call dealership discrimination claim by agency an overreach
The Coulter Motor Co. case last week saw a debate among the Federal Trade Commission over the validity of the agency bringing a dealership discrimination claim using the FTC Act's unfair practices ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch2d
Express Scripts sues Federal Trade Commission for defamation, demands retraction
Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected] ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Express Scripts, Inc. sued the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday over a report the pharmacy benefit management company ...
The Atlantic24d
The Last-Minute Curveball for a Big FTC Ban
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CBS News29d
Federal judge in Texas overturns FTC ban on noncompete agreements
A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission that would have made it easier for employees to quit a job and work for a competitor. In a ruling Tuesday ...
Ars Technica1mon
Federal judge in Texas strikes down FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements
A federal judge in Texas yesterday blocked the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to ban noncompete agreements that make it difficult for workers to change jobs or start new businesses.
The Washington Post28d
Tech companies rally behind FTC’s crackdown on fake reviews
4. See you on the other side! Today: Tech companies rally behind FTC’s crackdown on fake reviews Google is backing a plan by the Federal Trade Commission to curb fake reviews online, a rare ...
Bloomberg L.P.1mon
FTC’s Noncompete Ban Got Struck Down. What Happens Next?
That was set to change in early September after the US Federal Trade Commission approved a near-total ban on such provisions, but on Aug. 20 a federal judge blocked the rule, saying the FTC lacked ...
CNN24d
Care.com to refund $8.5M to customers for its ‘deceptive’ practices, FTC says
The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that Care.com had agreed to a proposed $8.5 million settlement to address what the FTC called “unlawful practices,” which include misleading both the ...
Variety29d
Judge Strikes Down FTC’s Ban on Noncompete Employment Agreements, Calling It ‘Arbitrary and Capricious’
A federal judge shot down the FTC’s rule banning noncompete agreements, a setback for the agency’s effort to free workers from restrictive employment contract terms. The commission said it is ...