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New York, NY – December 22, 2022 – In a BBB National Programs National Advertising Division (NAD) challenge brought by competitor AT&T Services, Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., d/b/a Spectrum, voluntarily discontinued certain comparative speed and reliability claims for its Spectrum Mobile services vs. AT&T Wireless. AT&T Services challenged claims made in three television commercials that: […]

New York City | Dec. 22, 2022 – Following Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature on Senate Bill S9427, many employers in the Empire State are preparing for compliance with its new pay transparency law. The measure requires employers with four or more employees to include pay ranges in any ad for a job, promotion or transfer […]

McLean, VA – December 22, 2022 – The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) of BBB National Programs has referred direct selling company ViSalus, Inc. to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and California Office of the Attorney General for possible enforcement action. The referral comes after a lack of response from ViSalus to a DSSRC inquiry […]

National Advertising Division Recommends Smile Prep Modify or Discontinue Claims and Disclosures on its Website; Smile Prep to Appeal   New York, NY – December 21, 2022 – While the National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs has determined that Smile Prep, LLC provided a reasonable basis for implied claims that it does not […]

McLean, VA – December 19, 2022 – The Board of Directors of BBB National Programs, an independent non-profit organization that operates more than a dozen independent industry self-regulation, accountability, and dispute resolution programs, today announced a new Board Chair and the re-election of three other members for the 2022-2025 term. David Hubbard, Vice President & […]

XpertHR data finds that employers with a mature approach to DEIB practices are more likely to see improvements in key business metrics  New York City (December 14, 2022) – A new survey from HR strategy and compliance software provider, XpertHR, indicates employers with future-focused approaches to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) are far more […]

Following the signing of an MoU, BEEAH Group, Chinook Sciences and Air Water are working together to achieve the production of fuel cell grade hydrogen while tackling the challenge of waste wood and plastic SHARJAH, December 14 2022: BEEAH Group, the Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, Chinook Sciences, UK’s innovator in waste to fuel technologies, and […]

McLean, VA – December 12, 2022 – Taking an important step to demonstrate its commitment to children’s privacy, Walmart joins BBB National Programs’ Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) COPPA Safe Harbor Program to ensure that its new immersive Roblox experience complies with the stringent requirements of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and CARU’s […]

New York, NY – December 8, 2022 – The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs closed two new Fast-Track SWIFT cases in December. In those cases:    Verizon Communications, Inc. challenged the claim that Comcast Cable Communications, LLC’s Xfinity internet service is “up to 7x faster than Verizon 5G Home Internet”; and Truth […]

Addison awarded three MICHELIN Stars, taking the spotlight among 18 California eateries receiving new MICHELIN Star awards 89 total restaurants achieve MICHELIN-Star status – seven with three Stars Inspectors award two new Green Stars, bringing state total to 11   LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5, 2022 — Eighty-nine restaurants reached for the Stars in the 2022 […]