News and Events - Federal Trade Commission
October 23, 2024 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM. The holiday shopping season is just around the corner, and scammers will be shopping, too: looking for people to separate from their money. Join the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Association... Learn about the latest FTC cases and other developments from our news releases, blogs, and events.
Press Releases - Federal Trade Commission
Date. October 3, 2024. The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $1.1 million in refunds to consumers who were misled by deceptive bait-and-switch advertising by LCA-Vision, the nation’s largest LASIK surgery... Press Release.
FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes - Federal Trade …
Apr 23, 2024 · The FTC estimates that the final rule banning noncompetes will lead to new business formation growing by 2.7% per year, resulting in more than 8,500 additional new businesses created each year. The final rule is expected to result in higher earnings for workers, with estimated earnings increasing for the average worker by an additional $524 per ...
Federal Trade Commission Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule …
Oct 16, 2024 · The Commission’s updated rule will apply to almost all negative option programs in any media. The rule also will prohibit sellers from misrepresenting any material facts while using negative option marketing; require sellers to provide important information before obtaining consumers’ billing information and charging them; and require sellers to get consumers’ informed consent to the ...
FTC Takes Action Against Adobe and Executives for Hiding Fees ...
Jun 17, 2024 · A federal court complaint filed by the Department of Justice upon notification and referral from the FTC charges that Adobe pushed consumers toward the “annual paid monthly” subscription without adequately disclosing that cancelling the plan in the first year could cost hundreds of dollars. Wadhwani is the president of Adobe’s digital ...
As Nationwide Fraud Losses Top $10 Billion in 2023, FTC Steps Up ...
While the FTC does not intervene in individual complaints, Sentinel reports are a vital part of the agency’s law enforcement mission and also help the FTC to warn consumers and identify fraud trends it is seeing in the data. A full breakdown of reports received in 2023 is now available on the FTC’s data analysis site at ftc.gov/exploredata ...
News - Federal Trade Commission
Stay up to date on the latest FTC news and developments. Check out our news releases announcing agency law enforcement actions, events, and timely research and advice on important issues facing consumers. You can also explore the views of the FTC Chair and Commissioners by reading their latest public remarks and keep track of the commission’s ...
FTC Takes Action Against Marriott and Starwood Over Multiple …
Oct 9, 2024 · The FTC alleged that security failures by Marriott and Starwood resulted in at least three separate data breaches wherein malicious actors obtained the passport information, payment card numbers, loyalty numbers, dates of birth, email addresses and/or personal information from hundreds of millions of consumers, according to the proposed complaint.
Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Rule Banning Fake …
Aug 14, 2024 · The Supreme Court’s decision in AMG Capital Management LLC v. FTC has hindered the FTC’s ability to seek monetary relief for consumers under the FTC Act. This rule will enhance deterrence and strengthen FTC enforcement actions. The Commission vote to approve the final rule and accompanying statement of basis and purpose was 5-0. The rule ...
FTC Takes Action Against Invitation Homes for Deceiving Renters ...
Sep 24, 2024 · The FTC filed the complaint and final order/injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. NOTE: The Commission files a complaint when it has “reason to believe” that the named defendants are violating or are about to violate the law and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest.