New consumer laws are taking effect in several states this year. Consumer Investigator Caresse Jackman explains changes that ...

ALBANY — New York consumers could be protected from “unfair, abusive and deceptive” business practices under a measure passed by the state Legislature Tuesday. Democrats and civil legal rights groups ...

Businesses that defraud consumers sometimes pay a couple of thousand dollars in civil penalties under current California law. Or they’ll be ordered to pay millions of dollars, but close down or ...

The purpose of an email subject line is to let the recipient know what the email is about. In advertising, it works to alert shoppers to bargains or sales.

• New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $250,000 from MoneyGram International for failing to follow consumer protection laws and jeopardizing customers' money transfers • The settlement ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law multiple new pieces of legislation in October 2025 aimed at strengthening consumer protections and reducing financial burdens for working families.

Accusing the Trump Administration of “dismantling” the CFPB, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is calling on city and state officials to fill the void by strengthening consumer protection laws and ...

New York City and the state will enact several new laws in 2026, primarily pertaining to employment, health care and consumer protection. Perhaps the most impactful new legislation will be the ...