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FTC to companies making questionable diabetes claims: Cease and desist now

Samuel Levine, Acting Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
According to the CDC, more than 34 million Americans have diabetes. To put a human face on that public health statistic, 1 in 10 people at your company, friends in your neighborhood, and members of
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Protecting your business in the wake of a natural disaster

Lesley Fair
If your company is facing the fall-out from Hurricane Ida, flooding in Tennessee, western wildfires, or any other natural disaster, your employees are looking for help in the recovery process – and
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Businesses: Phishing scheme targets unemployment benefits, PII

Seena Gressin
Have you or one of your employees received an alarming text message about unemployment insurance benefits from what seems to be your state workforce agency? You’re not alone. Identity thieves are
Competition Matters

Adjusting merger review to deal with the surge in merger filings

Holly Vedova, Bureau of Competition
Given the recent surge in merger filings, the FTC is reviewing its processes to determine how best to use its limited resources. The FTC reviews mergers per the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act, which
Business Blog

Get ready for PrivacyCon on July 27th

Lesley Fair
Set a reminder now for Tuesday, July 27, 2021, to make sure you’re up on the latest research about privacy and data security. That’s the date of the FTC’s sixth annual PrivacyCon and you’re invited to
Business Blog

Back to business #4: Back-to-work basics for job seekers

Lesley Fair
We’ll leave it to the economists to crunch the employment numbers. We’re just happy to see more Help Wanted signs in the windows of Main Street retailers. That’s good news for Americans affected by
Business Blog

Blessings in No Time: A blessing – or a pyramid scheme?

Lesley Fair
Call it a “blessing.†Call it a “loom.†In a case just filed in federal court, the FTC and the State of Arkansas use another phrase to describe what the operators of the Blessings in No Time
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Back to business #3: Looking for small business financing?

Lesley Fair
It’s exciting to see so many “open†signs appearing in store windows across the country. But some companies making the transition to an in-person workplace may find themselves in a short-term cash
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Back to business #1: Where’s your data?

Lesley Fair
As many companies shift to an in-person workplace, you and your employees face the opportunities and challenges of the new new normal. Today is the first in a five-part Back to Business blog series to