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 ...

The antitrust division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general are responsible for enforcing nonmerger government antitrust issues.

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.

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 ...

The FTC proposal is based on a preliminary finding that noncompete clauses quash competition in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

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 ...