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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a Roundtable, “The Effects of Occupational Licensure on Competition, Consumers, and the Workforce: Empirical Research and Results”. Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen will give opening remarks at the event, which brings together experts who have studied and attempted to quantify the effects of occupational licensing regulations on service […]

The Federal Trade Commission’s Economic Liberty Task Force has announced the agenda for its second roundtable in Washington, DC on November 7, 2017, to examine empirical evidence on the effects of occupational licensing. Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen will give opening remarks at the November 7 roundtable, “The Effects of Occupational Licensure on Competition, Consumers, […]

In testimony presented to a U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee, Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen described the FTC’s extensive work on the potential competitive effects of excessive occupational licensing through research, education, advocacy, and enforcement. Testifying on behalf of the Commission before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, Acting Chairman […]

The Federal Trade Commission’s Economic Liberty Task Force announced today that it will hold its second roundtable in Washington, DC on Nov. 7, 2017, to examine empirical evidence on the effects of occupational licensure. The first roundtable was held in July and focused on license portability and job mobility. The November 7 roundtable, The Effects […]

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that its Economic Liberty Task Force will host a roundtable in Washington, DC on July 27, 2017 to highlight approaches that make it easier for workers in state-licensed occupations to offer their services across state lines or move between states. Most occupational licenses are not portable, meaning that workers […]