California AG Rob Bonta led a coalition of 18 AGs in submitting a comment letter opposing a proposed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rule regarding the application of state labor laws to pilots and flight attendants, arguing that the proposed federal rule could compromise worker welfare by removing all protections for mid-shift meals and rest breaks.…

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The FTC has reached a $4.85 million settlement with the global payment processor Nuvei Corporation and its subsidiaries, Nuvei International Group Limited, Nuvei Limited, SafeCharge Digital Limited, and Nuvei Technologies Inc. over allegations that the firm provided payment processing services to merchants that were engaged in alleged deceptive conduct, including technology and support scams that…

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The FTC finalized an order requiring Cox Media Group (CMG), MindSift LLC, and 1010 Digital Works LLC to pay a total of $930,000 to settle allegations that the companies misled consumers about an AI-powered service, which they allegedly claimed could target localized ads based on conversations captured from consumers’ smart devices and that consumers had opted into such targeting.

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The FTC, joined by five states, announced it will enter a stipulated order that resolves its litigation against Zillow and Redfin by removing a key term of Zillow and Redfin’s 2025 agreement, under which Zillow paid Redfin $100 million for Redfin to shut down its internet listing services (ILS) business, exclusively repost apartment listings provided…

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The FTC announced that online bill payment firm Doxo will pay $2.1 million to settle FTC allegations that the company and two of its co-founders used misleading search ads to impersonate consumers’ billers and misled consumers about millions of dollars in fees they tacked on to consumers’ bills. In a 2024 complaint, the FTC alleged…

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