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FTC Says It’s Keeping An Eye On Trade Groups

May 7, 2014

“There are no special antitrust rules for trade associations,” the Commission warns.

White House Report Challenges User-Profiling On The Web

May 5, 2014

A New York Times article sees the report as a diversionary tactic to deflect public concern about NSA snooping to […]

Vegas Union Uses Dodd-Frank To Pressure Casino-Owning Bank

May 5, 2014

A labor union at the casino owned by Deutsche Bank is using the Dodd-Frank Act to bring the bank to […]

Netflix Deals With Verizon, Comcast Reshaping Net Neutrality Debate

May 5, 2014

FCC Commissioner Tom Wheeler’s new proposed “open internet” rules may not even be the biggest threat to net neutrality, a […]

New Security Issues With Smart Grids And “The Internet Of Things”

May 2, 2014

More efficiency, more control, but but a lot of personal data will be routinely transferred from the consumer to the utility.

Seattle Proposes $15 Minimum Wage Plan

May 2, 2014

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray yesterday revealed a plan to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, more than […]

DOJ, EBay Reach Settlement In Hiring Antitrust Case

May 1, 2014

The Justice Department has reached a settlement with eBay Inc. that will prevent the company from entering into “handshake” non-hiring […]

A New World Of ADA Cyber-Discrimination Claims

May 1, 2014

Websites, mobile apps and point-of-sale devices, like debit card readers, have become the subject of ADA claims, and the Department […]

Qualcomm Inc. Faces FCPA Charges For China Bribery

April 30, 2014

Qualcomm received notice from the SEC on March 13 that it recommends an enforcement action against the company for bribery […]

Report Finds Appeals Court Judges Violated Ethics Laws

April 29, 2014

In the last three years, appeals court judges sat on cases in which they had a financial conflict of interest, […]

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