by Andrew Contiguglia | Aug 17, 2024 | Business, Internet Law
Introduction The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has enacted a stringent FTC fake reviews ban to combat deceptive practices in online testimonials and reviews. This comprehensive rule, effective 60 days after publication, prohibits creating, purchasing, or using fake...
by Andrew Contiguglia | Aug 13, 2024 | Business
On May 17, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 24-205 (“SB205”) into law, which has significant implications for the use of AI in hiring. The new law will take effect on February 1, 2026, and regulate how employers use “high-risk” AI systems to make...
by Andrew Contiguglia | Jul 23, 2024 | Business, Buying and Selling a Business
Companies spend more than $3 trillion on acquisitions every year. However, Harvard Business Review reports that between 70% and 90% of the time the merger and acquisition process fails. What do the 10-30% of businesses that succeed do differently? We will explore the...
by Andrew Contiguglia | Jul 9, 2024 | Business, Contracts
While many people are left wondering what the implications of the FTC noncompete ban will be, it’s also important to note that there are exceptions to this ban, and not everyone will be affected the same way, if at all. In parts one through three of this series, we’ve...
by Andrew Contiguglia | Jun 26, 2024 | Business, Contracts
Now that we’ve covered the fundamental details of the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements and alternatives to noncompetes in parts one and two, let’s turn our attention to the economic impact of this ruling: what will it mean for the United States economy? Let’s...
by Andrew Contiguglia | Jun 12, 2024 | Business, Contracts
In part one of our series on noncompete agreements, we covered the basics of the FTC’s recent noncompete agreement ban. The ban has left a number of business owners concerned about the noncompete alternatives that are available to them if noncompetes are off the...
