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The Federal Trade Commission has issued new guidance on automobile dealer pricing transparency, announced major settlements against companies for deceptive marketing practices, and sought public input on platform accountability for impersonation scams. The agency also endorsed increased competition in higher education accreditation and updated its internal Rules of Practice to reflect organizational changes.

California has expanded employers' ability to obtain workplace violence restraining orders when threats target entire worksites or groups of employees rather than specific individuals. New procedural requirements will also modernize how these protective orders are filed and heard, including mandatory remote appearance options and electronic filing capabilities.

The US Department of Justice has announced two major revisions to the Justice Manual affecting False Claims Act enforcement, establishing clearer standards for the use of sub-regulatory agency guidance and directing attorneys to assess dismissal in every declined qui tam case. These changes create new opportunities for companies facing FCA investigations to challenge enforcement theories based on nonbinding guidance and to seek dismissal of meritorious declined litigation.