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FTC Defense Lawyer on the Highly Anticipated Supreme Court Decision in AMG Capital Management and a Potential Legislative Fix to the FTC’s Embattled Enforcement Authority Under 13(b) Thursday, April 22, 2021
The issue in AMG is whether the FTC is statutorily entitled to use Section 13(b) of the FTC Act to obtain monetary remedies in federal court.
On April 20, 2021, the Senate Commerce Committee convened a hearing titled, “Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission’s Authority to Protect Consumers.” The hearing addressed the Commission’s endangered consumer redress authority; the Commission’s efforts to fight fraud during the pandemic - including its new first-time civil penalty authority for COVID-related scams - and the Commission’s tools and capabilities in the information age, including $30.4 million in funding for consumer protection matters that Congress provided in the American Rescue Plan Act.
HALIFAX Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called on the Premiers of Atlantic Canada to help Ontario fight their third wave of COVID-19. As COVID-19 cases surge in Toronto, and field hospitals are set to open, staff from Atlantic Canada and the territories are being called on to help as Ontario fights its third wave “We need ICU physicians, general internal medicine physicians, and nurses that can work in the ICU and emergency department,” says Dr. Lisa Salamon-Switzman of the Ontario Medical Association, adding that they also need respiratory therapists in addition to nurses and doctors. In a video posted to Twitter on Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said federal departments and some Canadian provinces are working to send health-care workers and equipment to help Ontario as it battles record-breaking COVID-19 numbers
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Health Equity Collaborative Leads National Community Organizations in Submitting New Health Equity Guidelines to Lawmakers
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WASHINGTON, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, a coalition of 33 progressive, civil rights, and multicultural organizations sent a letter to Congress and the Biden administration outlining new guidelines to elevate health equity.
The effort was organized by the Health Equity Collaborative (HEC) and brought together a diverse coalition, including the National Consumers League, Easterseals, National Hispanic Medical Association and Black Women s Health Imperative. Improving the health of America s underserved communities demands that lawmakers address the root causes of inequality, said Amy Hinojosa of the MANA Action Fund, a national Latina advocacy organization that builds multicultural, collaborative networks to advance equity. We look forward to engaging with lawmakers to find strategic solution
Former FERC Chairman, Jon Wellinghoff, to Lead Voltus Regulatory Efforts
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Voltus, Inc., the world s leading platform for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), announced today that Jon Wellinghoff, the longest serving Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), joins Voltus s leadership team as Chief Regulatory Officer (CRO).
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Wellinghoff lands at Voltus with an unparalleled track record of making the U.S. power grid more competitive, more reliable, and more affordable by advancing markets and policies that ensure the equal treatment of supply and demand. During his tenure as FERC Chairman, Wellinghoff was responsible for landmark FERC Orders 719, 745, and 755, among others, which helped cement the market integration of DERs. Jon is arguably the single most influential electricity market thought leader of our generation, says Gregg Dixon,