The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this month signed separate memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, which create formal partnerships between the agencies in the name of protecting worker rights. On July 26, the NLRB signed an MOU with the Justice Department’s Read More
Uber Technologies recently entered a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the Department of Justice resulting from the ridesharing company’s coverup of a massive 2016 data breach. Under the terms of the NPA, Uber accepted responsibility for its conduct in the wake of the 2016 data breach, specifically for concealing the data Read More
A lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleges Walmart turned a blind eye to fraudsters who used its money transfer services in its stores to scam consumers out of hundreds of millions of dollars, so that the retail giant could pocket the fees. Calling the allegations “factually flawed,” Walmart Read More
CafePress must enhance its data security practices, and its former owner, Residual Pumpkin, must pay $500,000 to provide redress to data breach victims, to resolve allegations the online retailer failed to secure consumers’ sensitive personal data and covered up a major data breach, the Federal Trade Commission announced on June Read More
The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Lockheed Martin’s $4.4 billion proposed deal to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne, the last independent U.S. supplier of missile propulsion systems. The move could signal an emboldened FTC that could look to provide greater scrutiny on deals it considers potentially harmful to competition. Aerojet Read More
