Section 5 of the FTC Act gives the Federal Trade Commission the authority to take action against "unfair methods of competition." The act was enacted over 100 years ago, and its legislative ...

Haley Hinkle, policy counsel at the nonprofit Fairplay, says the Commission has existing laws given by Congress that could ...

The merger condition is a new strategy in the Republican-controlled FTC's fight against alleged advertising boycotts, which ...

Whatever your take on the FTC’s conditional approval of the Omnicom/IPG deal, one thing’s clear: Ferguson is being more ...

Under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the Commission can obtain civil penalties against a company that acted unfairly or deceptively through the Penalty Offense Authority.

The FTC argues that it can impose the rule using authority under sections 5 and 6(g) of the FTC Act: Alongside section 5, Congress adopted section 6(g) of the Act, ...

The Federal Trade Commission issued a tentative agenda earlier this week for its upcoming July 9 workshop addressing what it ...

FTC likely to OK nationwide noncompete ban April 23 The ban is likely to pass, given that a majority of the agency’s five commissioners have already shown their support. Published April 22, 2024 ...

Section 5 of the FTC Act gives the Federal Trade Commission the authority to take action against unfair methods of competition. The act was enacted over 100 years ago, and its legislative history ...