Jurist

FTC issues antitrust warning to law firms over diversity certification program

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday issued warning letters to 42 law firms, stating that their participation in a diversity certification program may violate federal antitrust laws. The ...
JD Supra

FTC Issues First Wave of Warning Letters Under New Consumer Review Rule: Key Lessons for Brands

In August 2024, I wrote about the Federal Trade Commission's then-new Consumer Review Rule (Adieu, Fake Revie(u)w), which is designed to preserve the authenticity of online reviews and prohibit ...
JD Supra

FTC Issues Letters to Healthcare Employers Regarding Non-Compete Agreements

Although the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on September 5 that it was ending its appeals of decisions in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits which set aside the FTC nationwide non-compete ban ...

FTC Abandons Non-Compete Rule: Implications for the Future of Non-Competes and Their Enforceability

The FTC’s proposed ban on non-competes was blocked in court and later withdrawn in 2025. However, the agency continues to scrutinize non-competes through enforcement, industry outreach, and supporting ...
MobiHealthNews

FTC Issues Final Breach Notification Rule for Electronic Health Information

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final rule requiring certain Web-based businesses to notify consumers when the security of their electronic health information is breached. Congress directed ...
Becker's Hospital Review

FTC issues privacy warning over direct-to-consumer genetic tests

Lesley Fair, senior attorney of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, laid out four steps consumers interested in purchasing at-home genetic test kits should take to ...
MarketWatch

FTC Release: FTC Issues Biennial Report to Congress on the National Do Not Call Registry

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. In FY 2025, the agency received more than 2.6 million complaints and 4.8 million new numbers were added to the DNC ...

FTC Order Requiring Disney Pay for COPPA-Related Issues Highlights Data-Privacy Due Diligence for Youth-Facing Content

An FTC order tied to COPPA compliance underscores why youth-facing digital tools must prioritize data minimization, ...
Becker's Hospital Review

FTC may be investigating 23andMe, other DTC genetic testing firms over data privacy

The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating various direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies, including market giants 23andMe and Ancestry.com, over concerns related to data sharing ...
Biometric Update

FTC workshop to cover broad scope of age verification, age estimation issues

The Federal Trade Commission has released the agenda for its workshop on issues related to age verification and estimation technologies.
MarketWatch

FTC Release: FTC Issues Annual Report on Ethanol Market Concentration 2025

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2025 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration. The Clean Air Act, as amended ...