Commission Actions

On July 27, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission’s Economic Liberty Task Force hosted a roundtable to examine ways to mitigate the effects of state-based occupational licensing requirements that make it...

Closing arguments before FTC Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell in the matter of 1-800 Contacts, Inc., Docket No. 9372. FTC Headquarters, 600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Room 532, Washington, DC...

Marcus Meier, Acting Director of the FTC’s Competition Bureau, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law on “Antitrust Abuses...

Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen will deliver opening remarks at the FTC Economic Liberty Task Force public roundtable, “Streamlining Licensing Across State Lines: Initiatives to Enhance...

FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny will participate on the panel “So You Want to Market Your Security Product...” at the Black Hat USA 2017, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, 2:40 p.m. PDT...

Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen will deliver opening remarks at The Heritage Foundation panel on, “Occupational Licensing Regulatory Reform to Promote Jobs and Economic Liberty.” Lehrman...