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FTC Staff/DOJ Joint Comment to Puerto Rico Legislature Regarding SB 991, Which Would Expand the Scope of Practice For Optometrists and Allow Them To Use and Prescribe Medications To Diagnose and Treat Diseases of the Eye
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V160011
FTC staff and DOJ submitted a comment, in response to a request from Puerto Rico Representative Jose L. Báez Rivera, regarding potential legislation to expand the scope of practice for optometrists...
Federal Antitrust Agencies Submit Joint Statement Encouraging Puerto Rico to Consider Giving Authority to Optometrists to Prescribe Medications
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In response to a request by Puerto Rico Representative Jose L. Báez Rivera, the Federal Trade Commission staff and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division have submitted a statement encouraging...
FTC Adds Defendants, Charges in Ongoing Tech Support Scam Case
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The Federal Trade Commission has added three new defendants to an ongoing case against a tech support scam. The scheme allegedly bilked consumers out of tens of millions of dollars by pretending to...
Marketers of One-on-One ‘Brain Training’ Programs Settle FTC Charges That Claims about Ability to Treat Severe Cognitive Impairments Are Unsupported
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The developers and marketers of the LearningRx “brain training” programs have agreed to stop making a range of false and unsubstantiated claims and pay $200,000 under a settlement with the Federal...
Statement of FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich Regarding Court of Appeals Decision on Jerk.com
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The Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, Jessica Rich, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruling upholding a...
FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Rule Amendments Related to the E-Warranty Act
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to its Disclosure Rule and Pre-Sale Availability Rule to give effect to changes required by the 2015 E-Warranty Act, Pub...
FTC Adjusts Monetary Thresholds for Three Exemptions In Franchise Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is adjusting three monetary exemption thresholds for inflation in its Franchise Rule. The thresholds are used to determine whether the sale of a franchise qualifies for an...
FTC Issues Warning Letters Regarding Agency’s Eyeglass Rule
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Federal Trade Commission staff has sent 38 letters to eyeglass prescribers warning them of potential violations of the agency’s Ophthalmic Practice Rules, known as the Eyeglass Rule, which ensures...
FTC Testifies on Its Privacy Protection Efforts at Hearing Examining Proposed FCC Rules
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In testimony before Congress today, the Federal Trade Commission outlined its work over the past 40 years to protect consumers’ privacy at a hearing convened to examine privacy rules proposed by the...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Examining the Proposed FCC Privacy Rules," Presented by Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen
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By
Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman;
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner
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Text of the Commission Testimony
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New FTC Business Guidance for Employment Background Screening Companies Helps With FCRA Compliance
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The Federal Trade Commission has created new guidance for businesses aimed at giving employment background screening companies information on how to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)...
FTC Approves Final Order in Vulcun Deceptive App Installation Case
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After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission’s complaint against Vulcun alleging that the company unfairly replaced a popular web...
General Workings Inc., also doing business as Vulcun, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
152 3159
New Nordic USA, Inc. (Skin Care™ Collagen Filler)
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By
Mary K. Engle, Associate Director
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Text of the letter
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FTC To Study Mobile Device Industry’s Security Update Practices
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In order to gain a better understanding of security in the mobile ecosystem, the Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to eight mobile device manufacturers requiring them to provide the agency...
Debt Collector Settles FTC Charges It Violated Fair Credit Reporting Act
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A Texas-based debt collection agency will pay $72,000 in civil penalties and be required to adopt new procedures to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the requirements of the...
FTC Returns $1.87 Million to Consumers Harmed by Debt Relief Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 1,630 checks totaling nearly $1.87 million to consumers who lost money to an illegal telemarketing operation, known as Expense Management America, that charged...
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