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Non-Competes in the Workplace: Examining Antitrust and Consumer Protection Issues

January 9, 2020 | 8:30AM

On January 9, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission held a public workshop to examine whether there is a sufficient legal basis and empirical economic support to promulgate a Commission Rule that would...

Press Release

FTC Issues Agency Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2019

Date

November 19, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission issued its Fiscal Year 2019 Agency Financial Report, which describes the agency’s strong fiscal management and key program performance during the past year. The report...

Press Release

FTC Testifies before House Judiciary Subcommittee On Competition Enforcement and Policy, Including in Technology Markets

Date

November 13, 2019

In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, the Federal Trade Commission described its enforcement and policy work to promote competition in U.S...

Public Statement

The Growing Nostalgia for Past Regulatory Misadventures and the Risk of Repeating These Mistakes with Big Tech

Date

November 7, 2019

Abstract: Digital markets are increasingly described as the ‘railroads’ of the 21st century. Extending that metaphor, some commentators argue we should revive stale railroad-era economic regulations...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Comment of Commissioner Rohit Chopra on the Federal Reserve Proposal to Develop Round-the-Clock, Real-Time Payments System FedNow Service

Date

November 7, 2019

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Comment of Commissioner Rohit Chopra on the Federal Reserve Proposal to Develop Round-the-Clock, Real-Time Payments System FedNow Service (142.88 KB)

Public Statement

Keynote of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips at ANA/BAA Marketing Law Conference - The FTC and the Digital Marketplace: Highlights from the Last Year

Date

November 5, 2019

Keynote of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips at ANA/BAA Marketing Law Conference (196.1 KB)

Public Statement

Prepared Remarks of FTC Bureau of Competition Deputy Director Gail Levine at the Competition Policy Enforcement Conference, University of Florida

Date

November 1, 2019

Prepared Remarks of FTC Bureau of Competition Deputy Director Gail Levine at the Competition Policy Enforcement Conference, University of Florida (187.52 KB)

Press Release

FTC Amicus Brief Explains that Relevant Antitrust Markets Should be Defined in Light of the Anticompetitive Effects Alleged

Date

October 28, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission has submitted an amicus brief concerning market definition in Staley v Gilead Sciences Inc., an antitrust case pending before the U.S. District Court for the Northern...

Cases and Proceedings

Commission Letters

Letter of the Federal Trade Commission to the U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, on the U.S. SAFE WEB Act

Date

October 25, 2019

Letter of the Federal Trade Commission to the U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, on the U.S. SAFE WEB Act (663.03 KB)

Advocacy Filings

Comment of the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection: Preliminary Draft for the NIST Privacy Framework

Date

October 24, 2019

Matter Number

P205400

Text of FTC Staff Comment (119.19 KB)

Press Release

FTC Staff Offers Comment on NIST’s Proposed Privacy Framework

Date

October 24, 2019

Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Preliminary Draft for Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy through...

Press Release

FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on COPPA Rule until December 9

Date

October 17, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission is extending the deadline to submit comments on the effectiveness of the amendments the agency made to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) in 2013...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Comment of Commissioner Chopra on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Proposed Rule Regarding the Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects Standard

Date

October 16, 2019

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Comment of Commissioner Chopra on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Proposed Rule Regarding the Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects Standard (119.12 KB)

Public Statement

Milton Friedman Is Still Right: Marking the 35th Anniversary of Free Markets for Free Men

Date

October 12, 2019

Remarks of FTC Commissioner Christine S. Wilson at CPAC Brazil (185.75 KB)

Press Release

FTC to Host Workshop on October 7 to Examine COPPA Rule

Date

October 4, 2019

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop to examine the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule in light of evolving business practices and new technology in the online...

Press Release

FTC Releases Agenda for Workshop on Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule

Date

October 1, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission released the agenda for an October 7, 2019 workshop that will examine the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule in light of evolving business practices and...

Testimony

Written Testimony of Commissioner Chopra Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services: “Examining Legislation to Protect Consumers and Small Business Owners from Abusive Debt Collection Practices”

Date

September 26, 2019

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Written Testimony of Commissioner Chopra Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services: “Examining Legislation to Protect Consumers and Small Business Owners from Abusive Debt Collection Practices” (82.37 KB)

Testimony

Opening Statement of Commissioner Chopra Before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government: “Hearing on the FTC: Protecting Consumers and Fostering Competition in the 21st Century”

Date

September 25, 2019

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Opening Statement of Commissioner Chopra Before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government: “Hearing on the FTC: Protecting Consumers and Fostering Competition in the 21st Century” (54.76 KB)

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Protecting Consumers and Fostering Competition in the 21st Century

Date

September 25, 2019

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Protecting Consumers and Fostering Competition in the 21st Century (187.4 KB)

Press Release

FTC Testifies before House Appropriations Subcommittee On the Agency’s Work to Protect Consumers and Promote Competition

Date

September 25, 2019

In testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, the Federal Trade Commission described its work to protect consumers and promote competition...

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