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Background checks? Don’t double-dip. | Federal Trade Commission
Need to verify an applicant’s employment or income history? Checking to see if a candidate has…
Collection and protection | Federal Trade Commission
The terms of an FTC settlement apply just to that business, of course. But clued-in companies…
New Executive Order Directs Federal Agencies to Deprioritize Disparate Impact: What Employers Need to Know Now
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of…
Running the risk | Federal Trade Commission
The online ads offer consumers a “risk-free trial” of skincare products from companies that claim to…
A Chicago Hospital Bows to Federal Pressure on Trans Care for Teens
Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Chicago He’s 17 and lives in the Chicago suburbs. He loves theater and…
Federal Court Website Accessibility Lawsuit Filings Continue to Decrease in 2024
By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 2,452 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court…
CHNV Parole Pause: Chaos for Employers as Federal Court Blocks Mass Terminations and DOJ Files Emergency Motion
Last week, a federal district court in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the mass termination of parole and…
Six Essential Tips for Selling Commercial Products and Commercial Services to the Federal Government
In celebration of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we…
Fate of Black Maternal Health Programs Is Unclear Amid Federal Cuts
Eboni Tomasek expected to take home her newborn the day after he was born in a…
The Federal Funding Freeze and its Effect on Health Equity Programs
Seyfarth Synopsis: A string of executive orders and an OMB memorandum from the Trump Administration left…
Federal Court Issues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Blocking Enforcement of Key Provisions of DEI Executive Orders
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, February 21, 2025, a federal district court in Maryland issued a preliminary…
Buyers burned by BurnLounge | Federal Trade Commission
If you or your clients work in the multi-level marketing (MLM) arena, a decision by a…
Mentioning unmentionables | Federal Trade Commission
When it comes to using online negative options to sell unmentionables (or anything else), there are…
Finding Religion on a Motion to Dismiss: Federal Court Concludes that Plaintiff’s Secular Concerns About COVID Vaccines Do Not Foreclose Religious Discrimination Claims
By: Erin Chow, Lukas Huldi, and Michael Steinberg Seyfarth Synopsis: In a dispute over workplace vaccination…
ADA Title III Federal Lawsuit Numbers Rebound to 8,800 in 2024
By Minh N. Vu, Kristina Launey, and Susan Ryan Seyfarth Synopsis: The two-year decline in ADA…
Federal Trade Commission Antitrust Roundup: Trump Administration Off to An Aggressive Start
Last week, on April 10, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Mark Meador as the FTC’s third Republican…
Multi-party liability | Federal Trade Commission
Today we are announcing another enforcement action seeking to hold companies responsible for consumer injury caused…
Federal Court Denies Dealer Challenge To OEM Internet Sales Policy
A Massachusetts federal court recently granted summary judgment in favor of a motorcycle manufacturer and dismissed…
So proudly we hail: Maryland federal prosecutors honored with FTC award
Laidlaw v. Organ was an 1817 Supreme Court case concerning an allegedly deceptive trade practice affecting…
Federal Contractor DEI Certifications Allowed to Resume After Fourth Circuit Temporarily Blocks District Court’s Nationwide Injunction
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 14, 2025, the Fourth Circuit reversed a lower court’s nationwide injunction that…
Fear factor? | Federal Trade Commission
You’ve probably seen them on TV: announcements with prominent warnings about FDA actions involving certain prescription…