FTC Staff Issues Guidelines on State Regulatory Board Supervision | Practical Law
The Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued guidance on how antitrust laws apply to state boards regulating occupations. The guidance specifically addresses the active-supervision requirement of the state-action defense to antitrust liability. The FTC staff issued the guidance in response to state officials' requests following the US Supreme Court's decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission.