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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has recently announced that the FTC’s Click to Cancel Rule (the “Rule”) has been postponed to July 14, 2025. Originally planned to become effective May 14, 2025, the Commission released...more
Enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Click-to-Cancel Rule (Rule) has now been deferred to July 14, 2025. The FTC noted that enforcement of the Rule did not adequately consider the compliance burdens...more
Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team notes that the Federal Trade Commission extended the compliance deadline of the Negative Option Rule (better known as the Click-to-Cancel Rule) by 60 days....more
Late Friday, the FTC announced that the Commission had voted 3-0 to extend the compliance deadline for the to-be-effective provisions of the Negative Option Rule, formerly known as the “Click to Cancel Rule.” While the...more
The Department of Justice’s National Security Division (NSD) released several documents on April 11, 2025, to assist entities that must comply with the Final Rule regulating or prohibiting the transfer of bulk U.S. sensitive...more
As we continue to report, noncompete agreements have been subject to unprecedented scrutiny over the past few years. Last April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized a rule (“Final Rule”) ostensibly banning...more
On Monday, March 3, 2025, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell finalized new regulations under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, Chapter 93A, restricting the use of hidden or surprise fees at the end of a...more
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre’s (SIAC) latest edition of its Arbitration Rules came into effect on 1 January 2025 (SIAC Rules 2025). This is the seventh iteration of the rules and replaces the SIAC Rules 2016...more
In early February, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) announced proposed changes to its Consumer Arbitration Rules. As part of those changes, AAA is seeking comments on the proposed revisions, with the comment period...more
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre, or SIAC, has published the latest edition of its arbitration rules, which came into effect on Jan. 1. This is the seventh edition of the SIAC's arbitration rules, which have...more
A nursing facility that participates in the Medicaid or Medicare programs may not require a third party to guarantee payment for a resident’s admission or continued stay. However, facilities are allowed to require a resident...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently finalized and issued a new rule governing negative option features, like subscription or membership agreements with automatic renewal and recurring payment options. The rule,...more
On December 17, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued a final rule that made significant changes to the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program. The final rule generally adopted many of the changes SBA...more
Happy New Year and welcome to our 2024 Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Year in Review. 2024 was less stressful and dramatic than most people feared at the start of the year, but there still were some significant rulings...more
As PilieroMazza has been reporting, the Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a final rule updating and clarifying many regulations that impact small businesses. The revised regulations cover a wide range of...more
We continue our discussion of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) recent final rule on various small business programs. Today, we focus on revisions to the regulations governing size protests and requests for formal...more
Back in April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule that would have banned non-compete agreements nationwide as of September 4, 2024. (You can read our alert on the FTC’s final rule here.) However, on...more
On July 3, 2024, a federal court in Texas stayed provisions of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) contract year 2025 Final Rule that amended the longstanding Medicare Advantage (“MA”) and Part D agent and...more
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction against sections of the U.S. Department of Labor’s recently issued Davis-Bacon Act regulation amendments. The Court enjoined the...more
As the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) implements “the final rule” banning non-competes, businesses with sensitive intellectual property (IP) must look to alternative measures to safeguard it. Despite apprehension about the...more
On May 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Final Rule that renders invalid non-compete clauses in standard employment agreements. 16 C.F.R. § 910. Although some limited exceptions apply, this new regulation...more
On April 23, the FTC issued its much-anticipated Final Rule banning worker non-competes. The Final Rule targets the Biden administration’s goal of reducing barriers to employee mobility....more
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has issued an aggressive scheduling order that “should allow prompt resolution of” one of the initial challenges to the FTC’s noncompete ban “with sufficient time,...more
The Final Rule declares most non-competes an unfair method of competition, in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. In its April 23, 2024, open meeting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a final rule...more
As covered in an earlier client alert by our firm, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s final Non-Complete Clause Rule—if it survives legal challenges and becomes effective—would ban most post-employment non-compete...more