Trump FTC Launching Task Force Focused On Corporate Labor Harms

Feb. 24, 2025, 8:35 PM UTC

The Federal Trade Commission is creating a task force to investigate corporate behavior that harms workers in ways that violate antitrust and consumer protection laws, Chairman Andrew Ferguson said Monday.

“One of the ways we combat inflation is making sure that wages stay up,” Ferguson said during an event on Capitol Hill hosted by the Washington Reporter and the Coalition for App Fairness. “One of the ways the FTC is going to focus on this very intentionally is making sure that unfair competition or deception or unfairness do not suppress Americans wages.”

“This is going to be one of the ...

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