FTC – Tennessee Association of Broadcasters

FTC Drops Appeal of Court’s Rejection of Nationwide Ban on Noncompete Agreements – To Pursue Individual Cases Where Noncompetes are an Unfair Trade Practice

By David Oxenford|2025-09-10T09:19:50-05:00September 10th, 2025|Legal News|

The Federal Trade Commission last week announced that it was dropping its appeal of a court decision which put on hold an FTC order adopted during the Biden administration which banned noncompete agreements in all industries across the country (see our note here). This ban was a concern to many in the broadcast industry as... Continue Reading…

FTC Drops Appeal of Court’s Rejection of Nationwide Ban on Noncompete Agreements – To Pursue Individual Cases Where Noncompetes are an Unfair Trade Practice

By David Oxenford|2025-09-10T09:19:50-05:00September 10th, 2025|Legal News|

The Federal Trade Commission last week announced that it was dropping its appeal of a court decision which put on hold an FTC order adopted during the Biden administration which banned noncompete agreements in all industries across the country (see our note here). This ban was a concern to many in the broadcast industry as... Continue Reading…

FTC Votes to Ban Noncompete Agreements

By Anne Goodwin Crump|2024-04-23T18:08:36-05:00April 23rd, 2024|Legal News|

In late-breaking news, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has adopted a final rule banning new noncompete agreements for all workers and effectively nullifying existing agreements and requiring companies to notify most current and past employees that the company will no longer enforce such agreements. In a change from the prior FTC proposal, however, the agreements...… Continue Reading

FCC Adopts Report and Order Allowing Certain LPTVs to Convert to Class A Television Stations

By Daniel Brown|2023-12-15T10:52:41-06:00December 15th, 2023|Legal News|

On December 12, 2023, the FCC adopted a Report and Order (“R&O”) providing certain qualifying Low Power TV (“LPTV”) stations with a limited opportunity to convert to Class A status. The R&O came after the FCC circulated a draft last month and implements the requirements of the Low Power Protection Act (“LPPA”), which is intended...… Continue Reading

FTC Updates Advertising Guides and Increases Scrutiny

By Seth Williams and Jackie Fisher|2023-07-27T08:06:25-05:00July 27th, 2023|Legal News|

On June 29th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released updated rules to combat deceptive advertisements and endorsements. Along with new endorsement guidelines and answers to FAQs, these new rules mark a potential new era of FTC enforcement for advertisers who participate in online marketing. There have been huge shifts in the social media advertising landscape...… Continue Reading

More FTC Consent Decrees Emphasize Prohibitions on Advertising of Unproven Health Benefits of CBD Products

By David Oxenford|2020-12-30T10:35:19-06:00December 30th, 2020|Legal News|

Just before Christmas, the Federal Trade Commission issued consent decrees with six companies resolving proceedings alleging that their marketing of CBD products was deceptive. The consent decrees included monetary penalties as high as $80,000 and compliance plans to ensure that the named companies would not engage in future marketing of unproven health benefits of CBD... Continue Reading…

A Primer on the CBD Interim Rules: What Broadcasters and Media Companies Need to Know

By FHH Law|2019-11-21T17:30:57-06:00November 21st, 2019|Legal News|

Cannabidiol (“CBD”) oil, a product that can be derived from hemp or marijuana plants, is an undeniably hot commodity right now. You may have seen CBD gummies, CBD topical creams, and even CBD-infused pillows for sale at your local store. At this point you are wondering if your broadcast station can advertise these products. CommLawBlog...… Continue Reading

FTC Obtains Record $5.7 Million Fine for Children’s Privacy Protection Act Violation

By Aaron Burstein|2019-03-05T08:48:15-06:00March 5th, 2019|Legal News|

When is your website or app covered by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and the FTC’s COPPA Rule? Although there are gray areas under COPPA, one clear way to fall under this law is to know that you’re collecting information from children under the age of 13 online. That’s part of what landed...… Continue Reading

A Word of Caution to Broadcasters Pertaining to E-Cigarette and Vaping Advertisements

By Frank Montero|2019-02-06T12:40:42-06:00February 6th, 2019|Legal News|

Last month I participated in a webinar with my colleague Dan Kirkpatrick where we addressed the issue of advertising controversial products. While the topic of marijuana advertising (which we discussed in our webinar) gets much attention these days–especially with the recent decision by CBS to turn down a cannabis ad for the Super Bowl–we also...… Continue Reading