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FTC takes steps to stop deceptive and unfair labor market practices

Deceptive and unfair labor market practices hurt American workers and honest businesses that comply with the law. Protecting workers and ensuring fair, honest, and competitive labor markets is a top priority of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson. In February, Chairman Ferguson made clear that the FTC would stay vigilant as he announced the formation of the agency’s Labor Task Force focused on maximizing the agency’s broad-based jurisdiction and interdisciplinary expertise to confront the challenges facing American workers. In the Bureau of Consumer Protection, this mission includes continuing to fight employment-related scams, which year on year cost Americans searching for jobs hundreds of millions of dollars.

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