FTC Drops the Hammer on Education Lead Generator

This week, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that it has settled charges against Gigats.com and its owners and operators ("Gigats"), resolving the agency's first ever enforcement action against an education lead generator.

What were the FTC's charges against the lead generator and what are the terms of the settlement?

According to the Complaint, the FTC alleged that the lead generator's violations of the FTC Act consisted of:

• Gathering job announcements and/or listings posted on the Internet by other companies, employers and government agencies, respectively, and presenting the listings on its own website, where it appeared to consumers that Gigats would accept job applications;