07.02.24
With the demise of the doctrine of Chevron deference at the U.S. Supreme Court in the Loper Bright Enterprises case, the future of the Federal Trade Commission’s broad rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide is uncertain.
06.25.24
A Pennsylvania federal court has ruled that a lawmaker can be held personally liable under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for prerecorded robocalls that were intended as government communications to constituents.
Calls and messages encouraging a recipient to sign up for free nutrition counseling services did not constitute telephone solicitations within the meaning of the TCPA, according to a reported decision from a Wisconsin federal court.
An insurance company is on the hook for calls made by its agents after a decision from a federal court in Illinois.
An Arizona federal court determined that opt-in texts could violate the TCPA in a new decision.
05.10.24
On February 15, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to adopt rules expressly addressing revocation of consent.
In state law news, the West Virginia legislature is considering two new telemarketing bills, while a new law has taken effect in Maryland.
A Missouri federal court judge found that a plaintiff did not have standing to bring a claim under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) Internal Do Not Call (IDNC) regulations because the plaintiff had not first asked to be placed on the defendant’s IDNC list.
05.09.24
The big regulatory news out of the FTC in April was the issuance of a new Final Rule governing noncompete agreements.
04.05.24
The Final Rules keep rolling in, but with a twist. Each of the two Final Rules released in March were accompanied by Supplemental Notices of Proposed Rulemaking.