United States of America: FTC public lawsuit against Arise for allegedly deceiving consumers on its gig work platform and failing to comply with the FTC's Business Opportunity Rule
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
02 Jul 2024 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced settlement in FTC public lawsuit against Arise for allegedly deceiving consumers on its gig work platform and failing to comply with the FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule
On 2 July 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint and proposed a settlement in the lawsuit against Florida-based company Arise Virtual Solutions (Arise) for allegedly deceiving consumers about potential earnings on its gig work pl…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
consumer protection authority