Fellow Illinoisans,
last week, less than a week after the H-1B visa application period opened, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reached the annual cap for H-1B visas. Originally created to help bring temporary foreign workers with specialized skills to the U.S. to complement our existing workforce, the...
I admit it; when my email inbox is full, my eyes may drift past some messages. But my co-worker’s story has motivated me to pay better attention. She noticed an odd email her husband got and looked into it. It turned out that someone had stolen his personal information...
Exceptionally talented sports legends, musicians, and actors all have something in common – halls of fame. At the other end of the spectrum are banned debt collectors. They, too, get special recognition… in the FTC’s hall of shame.
A year ago, the FTC first issued its list of banned debt...
Patience is a virtue. So is persistence. Three years ago, the FTC temporarily halted a sophisticated scheme run by Ideal Financial Solutions, Inc. that defrauded millions of consumers out of tens of millions of dollars. Here’s how it worked: The defendants bought consumer payday loan applications, including Social Security...
Washington, DC – Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) commented on the filing of an amicus brief supporting the U.S. government’s position in the United States v. Texas case about whether certain aspects of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration will be allowed to move forward. A total of 225...
Data security is a process that evolves over time as new threats emerge and new countermeasures are developed. The FTC’s longstanding advice to companies has been to conduct risk assessments, taking into account factors such as the sensitivity of information they collect and the availability of low-cost measures to...
Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) released the following statements on the Supreme Court vacancy. The statements follow meeting between President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, and Senate Judiciary Ranking Member...
If you feel in over your head with debt, a company’s promise to lower your mortgage or student loan payment might seem like a lifeline. Unfortunately, dishonest companies promising debt relief can make a bad situation worse.
FTC announced it filed charges against Good EBusiness for debt relief schemes that...
Washington, D.C. – After the announcement of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate declared they would not consider a nominee to succeed Scalia in an election year.A group of the nation’s leading constitutional law scholars, organized by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy...
At USC Annenberg's Center for Health Journalism, we're looking for working journalists who think big and want to make a difference.
We're offering $2,000-$10,000 reporting grants to the competitively selected participants in our 2016 National Health Journalism Fellowship, which is open to print, broadcast and online journalists from around the...
