Ad Law Access Podcast

Providing updates and analysis on advertising, marketing, and privacy / data security law.

CFPB Report and Hearing with DOT Highlight Risks with Rewards Programs

| 6 min

Yesterday, the CFPB released a report on rewards programs that traces the rise of such programs and warns that it views certain practices as unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices ripe for investigation and…

California Issues FAQs on Hidden Fee Law

This week, the California AG’s office released a set of FAQs on California’s law addressing hidden fees. As a reminder, the law states that the following practices will be unlawful under the Consumer Legal Remedies Act…

Supreme Court Upholds CFPB Funding Mechanism as Constitutional

| 4 min

In a long-awaited decision with profound implications for the future of the agency, the Supreme Court held 7-2 today that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is constitutionally funded. CFPB officials can…

FTC Staff’s Revised MLM Guidance—More Content, Less Clarity

Yesterday FTC Staff released updated Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing that provides a detailed account of their current perspective on applicable standards governing the direct selling and multi-level…

NAD Finds Disclosures for Comparative Claims Aren’t Clear

| 3 min

Glad advertises that its ForceFlex MaxStrength bags are ​“25% more durable.” More durable than what? If you follow an asterisk, you’ll learn that they are 25% more durable than Glad’s own 13-gallon ForceFlex bags. A…