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FTC Chair announces Joint Labor Task Force, commits to facilitating President Trump’s war on DEI

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), under the new leadership of Republican Chair Andrew Ferguson, has announced the formation of a Joint Labor Task Force to “prioritize rooting out and prosecuting deceptive, unfair, and...more

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FTC Launches First Ever “Joint Labor Task Force” Prioritizing Deceptive, Unfair, and Anticompetitive Labor Market Practices

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On February 26, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the launch of a Joint Labor Task Force (“Task Force”) aimed at “rooting out and prosecuting deceptive, unfair, and anticompetitive labor-market practices...more

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FTC Labor Market Task Force: A Surprising Continuation of Biden-Era Priorities

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On February 26, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the formation of a Joint Labor Task Force aimed at addressing deceptive, unfair, and anticompetitive practices impacting labor markets. The FTC signaled an...more

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FTC Refocuses Its Resources to Continue Its Work for Labor Market

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In what may be a surprise to those who thought that restrictions on the use of noncompetes would go away with the change in administration, this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that the agency will form a...more

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FTC opens discussion on “Technology Platform Censorship”

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The FTC recently requested public comment “to better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade (such as by ‘demonetizing’ and ‘shadow banning’) users’ access to services based on the content of the users’ speech or...more

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FTC Sues PepsiCo for Illegal Price Discrimination Under Robinson-Patman Act

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The Federal Trade Commission recently sued PepsiCo, Inc. alleging that the company engaged in illegal price discrimination by providing a large retailer with unfair pricing advantages in violation of the Robinson-Patman Act....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: 2025, Issue 4

Food delivery service GrubHub will pay $25 million in a pre-New Year settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and has agreed to make comprehensive changes to its business practices to resolve charges that it engaged...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

FTC and State AGs File “Right to Repair” Lawsuit Against Deere & Co.

Last week, the FTC and the Illinois and Minnesota Attorneys General brought suit against Deere & Company (Deere) challenging allegedly unfair equipment repair restrictions, which they claim resulted in higher equipment repair...more

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Seventh Circuit Reminds District Court That Civil Penalty Factors Must All Be Considered

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As we anticipate the forthcoming changes at the FTC and what enforcement will look like, one area that is often overlooked is the award of civil penalties in FTC cases....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FTC Appeals Recent Losses in Non-Compete Rule Litigation, and Another Litigant Drops Its Challenge

We reported last month that the district court in the northern district of Texas had “set aside” the Federal Trade Commission’s recently finalized rule prohibiting employers from entering into, and enforcing, non-compete...more

Hinch Newman LLP

FTC Authorizes Use of Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) for AI-related Products and Services

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On November 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has approved an omnibus resolution authorizing the use of compulsory process in non-public investigations involving products and services that use or claim...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: Brand Protection & Advertising Law News - August 2023 - 2

Kardashian Kopycat? Energy Drink Company Claims Competitor Stole Kim's Copyrighted Look - The Instagram posts look nearly identical, in a blink-and-you'll-miss-the-difference kind of way—or so says the complaint filed by...more

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The FTC Is Regulating AI: A Comprehensive Analysis

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rewriting norms and changing the way we interact with the world. It is likely AI will have an outsized impact on every facet of life; this could be the start of the next technological...more

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At CES, FTC Commissioner Slaughter Discusses Agency Priorities and Tech Innovation

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On Saturday, January 7, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter shared details about FTC priorities and insights on tech innovation during a “Conversations with a Commissioner” program at CES – the tech...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Claims Broader Section 5 Powers in New Policy Statement; Provides Limited Practical Guidance

On November 10, 2022, the FTC issued a Policy Statement Regarding the Scope of Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act that revisited the Commission’s decades-long enforcement...more

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Federal Trade Commission's Historic Attempt to Drive a Mack Truck Through the Sherman Act

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Following its repudiation of its prior enforcement regime in July 2021, the FTC on Nov. 10 issued a Statement Regarding the Scope of “Unfair Methods of Competition” Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Antitrust Insight: FTC Policy Statement Re Section 5

On November 10, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its long-anticipated Policy Statement Regarding the Scope of Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“Policy...more

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The FTC Abandons (The Rule of) Reason

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On November 10, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement (the “Policy Statement”) radically expanding the FTC’s interpretation of prohibited “unfair methods of competition” under Section 5 of the FTC...more

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FTC Tries Again to Provide Guidance on Enforcement Under Section 5 of FTC Act

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is authorized, pursuant to section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (the “Act”), to address “unfair methods of competition.”...more

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FTC expands its interpretation of its Competition Enforcement Mandate

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On 10 November 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) issued a Policy Statement (the Policy Statement) outlining a significant expansion of its mandate to target “unfair methods of competition” under Section 5...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Reinterprets FTC Act to Include Broad Powers Related to “Interlocking Directorates”

In what might be a further expansion of antitrust enforcement of interlocking directorates, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement announcing that it now interprets Section 5 of the FTC Act to grant it...more

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Federal Trade Commission Issues Expansive New Policy Statement Regarding Enforcement Powers under Section 5 of the FTC Act

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On November 10, 2022 (following its January 2021 withdrawal of its 2015 policy statement regarding enforcement under Section 5 of the FTC Act), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “the Commission”) issued a new statement...more

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FTC Publishes Its Strategic Plan for Next Five Years

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On August 26, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its “Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022–2026,” as required under the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010....more

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‘An Avalanche of Rulemakings’ – The FTC Gears Up for an Active 2022

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Privacy In Focus®- On December 10, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its Annual Regulatory Plan for 2022 – the first under FTC Chair Lina Khan – noting that it “will consider developing both...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - False and Misleading Advertising, Label Review

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Are you interested in learning the best way to advertise and promote your product and services in the competitive marketplace? On the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Ed White and Rob Van Arnam discuss how best...more

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