Federal Trade Commission

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U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs

The Federal Trade Commission has voted to ban employment agreements that typically prevent workers from leaving their companies for competitors, or starting competing businesses of their own.

FILE - This Jan. 28, 2015, file photo, shows the Federal Trade Commission building in Washington. The Federal Trade Commission and six states, including Indiana, are suing Frontier Communications for not delivering the internet speeds it promised customers and charging them for better, more expensive service than they actually got.

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FTC Sues Frontier Communications For Delivering Internet That's Too Slow

Attorneys general from Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin and the district attorneys' offices of Los Angeles County and Riverside County on behalf of California are involved in the suit.

FILE - In this June 15, 2018, file photo, 20-dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. Federal and state authorities say they are cracking down on a wave of illegal schemes, estimated to have bilked consumers out of more than $1 billion, that have proliferated during the coronavirus pandemic and prey upon the desperation of people who have lost jobs in the outbreak's economic upheaval.

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US, States Crack Down On Scams Bilking Desperate Americans

Indiana is among the states working with federal authorities on "Operation Income Illusion," a yearlong nationwide law-enforcement sweep targeting scammers.

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Federal Court Warns Of Phone Calls In Social Security Scam

Associated Press

Federal court officials in Indianapolis are warning that scammers posing as court employees are calling people with cases pending before the court and asking them for their Social Security number.

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill says Hoosiers reported losing more than $16 million in 2018 from robocall scams.

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Federal, State Agencies Crack Down On Illegal Robocalls

Brandon Smith

Hoosiers reported losing more than $16 million from robocall scams last year. Federal and state authorities across the country announced Tuesday a crackdown on the illegal calls.