Laws and Regulations

William-Sonoma will have to pay $3.1 million after the FTC ruled that the retailer had falsely been listing items as made in the U.S. In a release sent last week, the FTC and U.S. Department of Justice violated a 2020 order that required retailers to be transparent about whether their products were made domestically or…

A CVS store in Manhattan is being accused of selling unauthorized drinkware products with the name of the adjacent New School.

Browning West, long-term shareholder of Gildan, seeks a court order to prevent the Gildan board of directors from selling the company.

People are buying thousands of dollars' worth of "Trump Bucks" in the form of commemorative coins and checkbooks with the promise of future wealth.

Two senators urged the Federal Reserve to allow small business owners to indicate a disability on the Small Business Credit Survey.

Ask the Accountant… Question: I get frequent requests for names of accounting or legal professionals “who know our industry.” They are few and far between. I was recently introduced to an attorney who indeed “knows our industry,” and you might want to meet her. Answer: Amy Williams is an attorney who is also an ad…

A new class action lawsuit claims that the NFL, its 32 teams, and Fanatics colluded to effectively suppress other companies that sold licensed NFL products for more affordable prices.

Hey Tea had to scrap a line of co-branded drinkware it did with the Jingdezhen China Ceramics Museum after just a few days, as it's illegal in China to use commercial products to promote religion.

A Luke Combs fan found herself at the center of a $250K licensing lawsuit. The country singer found out, and not only removed her from the lawsuit, but is paying off legal fees and selling a tumbler of his own to help with her medical bills.

Stephanie Buka, of PRINTING United Alliance, provides an update on federal legislative activities.