Month: May 2024

Investigatory procedures, including use of compulsory process, may be used by Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attorneys in connection with the spectrum of activities that the agency is authorized or required to carry out. For What Purposes May FTC Investigations be Carried Out? FTC Investigations may be conducted in connection with: law enforcement investigations adjudicatory or rulemaking…

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule effectively concluding that it is an unfair method of competition, and therefore a violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act, for employers to enter into non-competes with workers and to enforce certain non-competes. Except for senior executives, the final rule provides that it shall…

As previously blogged about here, on March 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced a final rule extending telemarketing fraud protections to businesses and updating the Telemarketing Sales Rule’s recordkeeping requirements. FTC Amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule The new recordkeeping requirements (have a limited exemption) are by-and-large required in order to assert a DNC safe…