Tag: Unfair Methods of Competition

FTC Approves Final Orders Requiring Two Glass Container Manufacturers to Drop Noncompete Restrictions That They Imposed on Workers

Date

February 23, 2023

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized consent orders settling charges that two glass container manufacturers, O-I Glass, Inc. and Ardagh Group S.A. illegally...

Ardagh Group, et al., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

February 23, 2023

FTC Matter/File Number

2110182

Case Status

Pending

O-I Glass, Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

February 23, 2023

FTC Matter/File Number

2110182

Case Status

Pending

FTC to Host Forum on February 16 Examining Its Proposed Rule to Ban Noncompete Restrictions

Date

February 15, 2023

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a public forum on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to prohibit employers from imposing harmful noncompete restrictions on their workers. WHEN: Thursday...

FTC Releases Final Agenda for Feb. 16 Public Forum on Its Proposed Rule to Ban Noncompete Restrictions

Date

February 14, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission released the final agenda for the agency’s February 16 forum examining the FTC’s proposed rule to prohibit employers from imposing harmful noncompete restrictions on their...

FTC to Host Public Forum Examining Proposed Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses

Date

February 2, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission will host a public forum on Thursday, February 16 examining the FTC’s proposed rule to prohibit employers from imposing noncompetes on their workers, and providing an...

FTC Asks Federal Court to Hold ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli in Contempt

Date

January 20, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge to hold “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli in contempt for failing to provide the FTC with information needed to determine whether he is violating a...

FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses, Which Hurt Workers and Harm Competition

Date

January 5, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule that would ban employers from imposing noncompetes on their workers, a widespread and often exploitative practice that suppresses wages, hampers...

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Concerning the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Non-Compete Clause Rule

Date

January 5, 2023

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P201200

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Wilson Regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Non-Compete Rule (354.03 KB)

Statement of Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro M. Bedoya Concerning the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Non-Compete Clause Rule

Date

January 5, 2023

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner;

Alvaro Bedoya, Commissioner

Matter Number

P201200

Statement of Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya on Proposed Rulemaking for NonCompete Clauses (218.13 KB)

Federal Register Notice

Non-Compete Clause Rulemaking

Date

January 5, 2023

Overview About one in five American workers—approximately 30 million people—are bound by a non-compete clause and are thus restricted from pursuing better employment opportunities. A non-compete...

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Matter of Prudential Security

Date

January 4, 2023

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

2110026

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson (228.76 KB)

FTC Cracks Down on Companies That Impose Harmful Noncompete Restrictions on Thousands of Workers

Date

January 4, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission has taken legal action against three companies and two individuals, forcing them to drop noncompete restrictions that they imposed on thousands of workers. Drawing from...

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Matters of O-I Glass, Inc. and Ardagh Group S.A.

Date

January 4, 2023

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

2110182

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson (244.46 KB)

Statement of Chair Khan, Joined by Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya, in the matters of Prudential Security, O-I Glass, Inc., and Ardagh Group, S.A. (117.81 KB)

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan, Joined by Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya, in the matters of Prudential Security, O-I Glass, Inc., and Ardagh Group, S.A.

Date

January 4, 2023

Lina M. Khan, Chair;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner;

Alvaro Bedoya, Commissioner

Matter Number

2110026

2110182

FTC Orders an End to Illegal Mastercard Business Tactics and Requires it to Stop Blocking Competing Debit Card Payment Networks

Date

December 23, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission is ordering an end to illegal business tactics that Mastercard has been using to force merchants to route debit card payments through its payment network, and is requiring...

Amicus Briefs

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Date

November 10, 2022

Citation Number

1:21-cv-00691

Federal Court

District of Delaware

The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in the case of Jazz Pharmaceuticals v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals. The Brief highlights the...

Federal Trade Commission's Brief as Amicus Curiae (460.14 KB)

FTC and State Partners Sue Pesticide Giants Syngenta and Corteva for Using Illegal Pay-to-Block Scheme to Inflate Prices for Farmers

Date

September 29, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of 10 state attorneys general have filed a complaint in federal court against pesticide manufacturers Syngenta Crop Protection and Corteva, Inc...