The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection stops unfair, deceptive and fraudulent business practices by collecting reports from consumers and conducting investigations, suing companies and people that break the law, developing rules to maintain a fair marketplace, and educating consumers and businesses about their rights ...
The Division of Consumer Services strives to ensure you are knowledgeable on various consumer issues that may impact you and your family. The resources and information below will help you gain a better understanding of these topics and assist you in making informed insurance and financial decisions.
Florida Deceptive Trade Practice Laws are a critical component of consumer protection, aiming to prevent unfair trade practices, fraudulent activities, and scams. These laws serve as a legal shield for consumers, providing avenues for recourse and protection against deceptive practices.
Telling the Federal Trade Commission helps us stop ripoffs, scams, and fraudsters. Your complaints matter here. To file a complaint, just go to ftc/complaint, and answer the questions. Or call That's all there is to it.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Division of Consumer Services is the state's clearinghouse for consumer complaints, information and protection.
The Division protects consumers by pursuing individuals and entities that engage in unfair methods of competition or unconscionable, deceptive and unfair practices in trade or commerce. The Division also partners with other state attorneys general as well as state and federal agencies in joint enforcement efforts.
A Lawsuit Can Protect Your Rights State and federal laws protect workers from discrimination, harassment, wage violations, retaliation, and wrongful termination. If any of these rights are violated in Florida, workers can retain a lawyer and file a lawsuit against their workplace.
To prevail on a hostile work environment claim in Florida, an employee must establish that: (1) he or she belongs to a protected group, (2) he or she was subjected to unwelcome harassment, (3) the harassment was based on a protected characteristic, (4) the harassment was sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the ...
Citizens with general inquiries, or who want to file a consumer complaint, should contact the Office of Citizens Services by calling (866) 966-7226, (850) 414-3990 or filing out an online form here.
Regulated Enforcement - Consumer Protection (954) 765-1700.