Latest News
FTC Approves Final Order Requiring Building Service Contractor to Stop Enforcing a No-Hire Agreement
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The Federal Trade Commission today finalized a consent order that requires building services contractor Planned Building Services and its affiliated companies to cease their enforcement of no-hire...
FTC Launches Joint Labor Task Force to Protect American Workers
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Today, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson directed the FTC to form a Joint Labor Task Force that will work to prioritize rooting out and prosecuting deceptive, unfair, and...
FTC Announces Refund Claims Process for Avast Customers Impacted by Deceptive Privacy Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending claim forms to consumers who bought deceptively marketed antivirus software from Avast. The FTC alleged in a February 2024 complaint that Avast deceived users...
Upcoming Events
Mar05
Protecting Your VA Benefits and Avoiding Scams (English)
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Benefits Administration are partnering during National Consumer Protection Week to present a free webinar. Join...
Mar06
Protecting Your VA Benefits and Avoiding Scams (Spanish)
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Benefits Administration are partnering during National Consumer Protection Week to present a free webinar. Join...
Past Events
Feb25
The Attention Economy: Monopolizing Kids’ Time Online
February 25, 2025
The virtual workshop described below was originally scheduled for February 25, 2025, but the workshop has been postponed. We will post the workshop’s new date on this web page once it has been...
Feb05
FTC staff join NAAG Public Webinar: Falling for Fraud: Understanding Romance and Other Relationship Scams
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People nationwide are losing billions of dollars each year to romance and relationship scams. On February 5, 2025 at 3pm ET, join FTC and other experts to talk data, advice, and enforcement about the...