On February 13, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of an Eastern District of New York court and found that the defendant law firm, Mandarich Law Group, LLC (Mandarich), had conducted a meaningful attorney review of the plaintiff debtor’s account prior to mailing her a debt collection letter on the firm’s letterhead. The three-judge panel set forth the decision in a summary order, which does not have precedential effect.
To kick off National Consumer Protection Week (March 5-11), Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today released the Oregon Department of Justice’s (DOJ) list of 2022’s top ten consumer complaints.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights that reports on unlawful junk fees uncovered in deposit accounts and in multiple loan servicing markets, including in mortgage, student, and payday lending. These unlawful fees corrode family finances, force up families’ banking and borrowing costs, and are not easily avoided – even by financially savvy consumers. As described in the Supervisory Highlights, the CFPB continues rooting unlawful fees out of consumer financial markets.
We previously reported on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Proposed Rule that has sparked quite a stir. The Proposed Rule aims to ban companies from forcing employees to sign non-compete agreements. These agreements prohibit workers from taking jobs with competitors for a certain period of time after leaving their current employer. The new rule wouldn’t just ban standard non-competes, though. It would also prohibit other restrictive contracts like non-disclosure agreements that prevent employees from sharing trade secrets and employment contracts that require workers to pay back training costs if they leave too soon.
In a fast-evolving digital economy, there’s no time to waste when protecting data and ensuring robust information security. In fact, did you know that a cyber attack occurs somewhere on the web every 39 seconds? So let’s cut to the chase and get to the nitty-gritty.
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