The Trump Administration last week dismissed two Democratic Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a move to further bring the agency more in line with his policy agenda.

While the FTC largely handles matters of consumer protection, the last few years have seen the agency reach into employment-related issues, such as non-competes, data privacy, and AI.

OMA Connections Partner Fisher Phillips has created a breakdown of how Trump’s dismissals can shape the FTC’s regulatory policy in the coming years. 3/26/2025