By: Scott R. Wilson | Jeff Tsai | Vanessa Offutt | Noah Schottenstein
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, in a joint action with the FTC, announced a settlement with debt collection company International Credit Recovery,
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Attorney General obtains permanent ban against debt collection company
By: Scott R. Wilson | Jeff Tsai | Vanessa Offutt | Noah Schottenstein
A multistate coalition submitted comments supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed rule to eliminate non-compete clauses in employment contracts in most
Continue Reading Multistate Coalition Writes Letter in Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Rule Limiting Non-Competes in Employment
In December, Attorneys General from 24 states and the District of Columbia submitted detailed comments to the Federal Trade Commission on proposed revisions to the rules implementing the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). These comments were significant for multiple reasons.
The obvious reason is that State Attorneys General have concurrent enforcement authority for COPPA. The COPPA statute delegates to the FTC an unusual amount of administrative discretion in establishing standards and requirements. Therefore, the bi-partisan comments of 25 enforcement authorities on perceived shortcomings in the current COPPA rule will likely be carefully considered by the FTC.
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