United States of America: Public lawsuit against Career Step for deceptive online employment advertising (Federal Trade Commission v Career Step)
Progress
Current status
in force
29 Jul 2024 in force
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued ruling in lawsuit challenging Career Step's deceptive employment advertising (Federal Trade Commission v Career Step)
On 29 July 2024, the Northern District Court of Georgia issued a ruling against Career Step for deceptive practices related to its online career training and certification programmes. The ruling requires Career Step to pay USD 15.7 million for consu…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court