Related: Popular delivery service settles FTC complaint over controversial issues In 2022, President Joe Biden pressed federal agencies to crack down on junk fees to fulfill his consumer protection agenda and increase economic competition.

The rule is narrower than what the FTC proposed in 2023 that would have broadly banned hidden and deceptive fees regardless of industry. "I urge enforcers to continue cracking down on these unlawful fees and encourage state and federal policymakers to ...

Grubhub also promoted its services on search engines when customers looked up a restaurant's name, blocking market competition since customers would pay delivery fees to Grubhub i

Andrew Ferguson, the incoming president’s pick to lead the Federal Trade Commission, published a dissent to the agency’s new rule.

Some of the more politicized cases might end up in ties, and you can’t enforce without a majority,” said Gerald Stein, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine.

Harvard University has hired another law firm to help it navigate a U.S. House investigation into its response to claims of pervasive antisemitism on campus, weeks after mounting criticism helped spur the resignation of Harvard president Claudine Gay.

On Dec. 11, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the withdrawal of their decades-old guidelines regarding collaboration among competitors. The guidelines addressed partnerships bet ...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a new rule preventing hotels and ticket sellers from hiding extra fees associated with a purchase. Under the rule, businesses must provide “up-front disclosure” of the total price of a hotel stay,

The food delivery app company was accused of misleading customers about the cost of delivery and deceiving drivers about their potential earnings.

The Biden administration took another step in its push to combat so-called junk fees as the US Federal Trade Commission mandated more price transparency for consumers shopping for live-event tickets and hotel rooms.

The Federal Trade Commission announced a new rule requiring ticket companies to disclose fees right away rather than hide at the end of a purchase.

The agency's complaint alleges the alcohol distributor has withheld volume discounts to smaller retailers while favoring larger chain stores.