The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new agreement to strengthen the FTC’s efforts to protect workers from “unfair, deceptive, and other unlawful acts and practices, as well as unfair methods of competition.” The new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two agencies outlines how the two agencies will work together on key issues such as labor market concentration, one-sided contract terms, and labor developments in the “gig economy.”
The MOU builds on the FTC’s recent efforts to increase collaboration on issues facing…
